The plane of the President of Russia
Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to answer the journalists ‘ question why the plane of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the way to the G20 summit in Hamburg flew in circumvention of the countries-members of NATO. On Saturday, July 8, reports TASS.
“I leave without comment this is your question, because all the issues related to the President’s travels are directly related to its security,” — said the press Secretary of the Russian leader.
He also added that the safety of the President “is carried out at the appropriate level and are those measures considered appropriate”.
Earlier in the day Reuters reported that the Russian air force 1, going to Hamburg, made a detour of 500 kilometers to circumnavigate the countries in the Alliance. The Agency said, citing tracking services flight, pointed out that instead of the usual route through Belarus and Poland the ship was flying over the Baltic sea using neutral Finland and Sweden before entering the airspace of Denmark and Germany are members of NATO.