Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s aircraft, headed to Munich, Germany, for essential Ukraine negotiations, rotated mid-Atlantic.
Rubio was heading to the Munich Safety Convention when a crack was noticed within the aircraft’s windshield.
A State Division spokesperson stated Rubio’s flight is returning to Joint Base Andrews, the place he’ll board a brand new plane.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s aircraft pressured to show again for an unknown motive whereas en path to Munich Germany to high-level negotiations with Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.
As seen within the picture, the aircraft dropped round 20,000 ft over the course of 10 minutes pic.twitter.com/5n7oq231iv
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Barak Ravid, the World Affairs Correspondent for Axios, reported that the crack was “not a security concern.”
US official tells me it’s a crack within the windshield. “Not a security concern”. Rubio heading again to change planes https://t.co/O8kLpiSw2U
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) February 14, 2025
Vice President J.D. Vance is already in Munich and is awaiting Rubio’s arrival.
The duo is predicted to fulfill with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to debate ending the conflict.