German media outlets claimed that the Russian Foreign Minister left for Beijing, but returned halfway to Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov flew to Beijing on Wednesday, but the plane had already returned to Moscow when it was over mid-flight, a German newspaper build reported on Thursday.

The newspaper reported that it had already crossed Novosibirsk in Siberia, which traveled 2,800 km, and returned to the Russian capital.

Bild points out two possible explanations. “The world is puzzled. Beijing did not want to receive Foreign Minister Putin or ordered Putin to come back because the house was on fire?” He wondered.

At the moment, the Russian government did not mention the flight or confirmed that the head of Russian diplomacy was on board.

The Flight Aware page, which monitors flights around the world, points out that the plane left Moscow's Vnukovo airport and returned to the Russian capital almost 8 hours later.

It was 7 hours and 38 minutes when the plane registered in 074 arrived in Siberia and returned to Europe.

The speed and height chart points to the possibility of landing in Novosibirsk, but the record does not indicate a stopover, but only the take-off and landing of the capital.

The German newspaper speculated that the alleged return of the prime minister could be related to the speech of Joe Biden, who branded Vladimir Putin as a “war criminal” and announced a millionaire military package supporting Ukraine, however, that message was delivered when the plane had already returned to Moscow.

In addition, on the eve, Putin argued that “military operations” in Ukraine are “successful” and will not allow this country to become a “platform” for “aggressive actions” against Russia. “The work proceeds strictly according to the pre-established plan, and successfully.” He said on television.

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