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   A Russian Ilyushin Il-96 landed at Geneva Airport on Tuesday morning for talks   
   about the war in Ukraine. The government plane, registration RA-96018,   
   departed Moscow's Vnukovo Airport at 11:35 p.m. local time on Monday evening   
   and headed for Switzerland.   
       
   On board was the Russian delegation for the peace talks, including chief   
   negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy   
   Foreign Minister Mikhail Galusin. The talks between Ukraine and Russia will   
   take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the United States acting as   
   facilitator.   
       
   Remarkably, the plane managed to reach Geneva despite the European airspace   
   ban on Russian aircraft since the outbreak of the war. The Il-96 took a detour   
   via Turkish and Italian airspace, both NATO members, and landed in Switzerland   
   early that morning. According to Swissinfo.ch, the necessary permission was   
   granted with the support of the United States.   
       
   Polish airspace was avoided. Poland has banned flights carrying Russian   
   officials after Russian drones and fighter jets violated the country's airspac.   
      
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