There is a mystery regarding the flight of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Beijing, China as the journey was never completed, as halfway through the flight the plane returned to Moscow!

In particular, according to the German newspaper Bild, “Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov really wanted to go to his great ally in Beijing. But in mid-flight, the plane changed course over Novosibirsk, Siberia. And, instead of reaching his destination, China, he returned to Vnukov airport. That is, from where his plane had taken off. And people are now wondering: Did Beijing refuse to receive the Russian foreign minister or did Vladimir Putin order him to return to Moscow because the situation is explosive?”, the German newspaper commented.

The report also states that Putin has sent a message to the West that he will continue in Ukraine “until the end”.

The US President Joe Biden promised to deliver military aid to Ukraine: weapons and equipment, worth almost one billion dollars. The US military assistance comes, however, while the Russian president has announced in advance that he would react in case the West supports Ukraine with weapons.

“So a new level of escalation is coming from Russia? Or did Beijing not want to receive Lavrov?”, Bild wonders.

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