On February 13, there was an unforeseen deviation in US Secretary of State Mark Rubio and the chairman of the Senate International Relations Committee Jim Richa. During a flight to Germany, the aircraft on which they traveled was a technical malfunction to participate in the Munich Conference on which they traveled. After 90 minutes in the air, on board the C-32 aircraft (converted Boeing 757) there was a problem with the windshield in the pilot cabin, which forced the crew to return to a military base in Washington.
The US State Department has confirmed that Rubio intends to extend its journey to Germany and the Middle East on another aircraft, but it will now remain uncertain whether the delay in the planned meeting between Rubio, US Vice President Jai Vent Vens and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
This incident raised additional questions about the safety of high -ranking airlines, but the circumstances have already been identified, and the following steps are organized taking into account new circumstances.