One can always wonder if Ratcliffe went over to collect the background files/info on whatever it was that John Brennan went over there for in secret back during the brew ha-ha in 2015-2016, John Brennan, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), made a secret visit to Moscow in March, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov.
The blue and white could be regarded as something a bit more shall it be said "diplomatic"
Taking a tour over on a Globemaster in the typical "Reach" livery, perhaps something a bit more to be said there.
and then maybe, just maybe, he needed the use of the Zoomie cargo hauler because there was that much to take back…
whether it has more mission capability than just reach…who knows, it hasn't been advertised