Data from FlightRadar24 reveals plane carrying Putin avoided Poland and the Baltic States It has raised questions about whether the president feared being shot down The Kremlin has declined to comment on the reasons for the lengthy detour Poland and the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been particularly vocal in their criticism of Moscow.
A plane carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin made a 300 mile detour to avoid flying over Poland and the Baltic States on his way to the G20 summit, it has emerged.
It has raised questions about whether Putin feared being shot down amid heightened tensions with NATO.
According to the FlightRadar24 website, the Russian government jet flying from Moscow to Hamburg on Thursday deviated from the direct route over Belarus and Poland.
Poland and the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have been particularly vocal in their criticism of Moscow since Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Poster Comment:
Mike Rivero: This would make sense in light of my theory that Malaysian Airlines flight 13 was accidentally shot down by Ukraine during an attempt to shoot Putin's plane down.