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Back in the USSR and a Bit of the Bizarre Feature Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
Lavrov's USSR sweatshirt signals Russia's expansionist agenda amid occupation of three former Soviet republics, highlighting tensions ahead of the Trump-Putin summit, officials said.
- On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Anchorage, Alaska wearing a ‘CCCP’ sweatshirt ahead of the Trump–Putin summit.
- Amid heightened tensions, Lavrov’s Soviet Union sweatshirt was seen as trolling the West, reflecting Putin’s long-standing goal to restore a Russian empire.
- Observers immediately flagged the bold lettering on his sweatshirt; a video of Lavrov’s arrival shows the ‘CCCP’ logo visible beneath a black gilet, with some noting it could also read as the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
- Amid the summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders stressed Ukraine’s involvement and warned Putin could be bluffing on a ceasefire.
- Beyond Lavrov’s stunt, Russia or Russian proxies occupy territories of three former Soviet republics, including Crimea and 20 per cent of Ukraine, reflecting ongoing expansionism.
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Putin’s foreign minister trolls Ukraine by wearing USSR sweatshirt to high-stakes summit between Trump, Putin
Sergei Lavrov was seen wearing a gray sweatshirt emblazoned with the Russian letters for USSR, and a black puffer vest as he entered the site of the talks in Anchorage.
In addition to Putin, Sergei Lavrov is also in Alaska. Upon his arrival he wears a sweater with imprint under the vest. It can be understood as a message. Trump is also on his way now.
It was by wearing a flogged sweater "USSR" that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Alaska this Friday morning at a few hours from the beginning of the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
With a sweater that sends a clear political message, Sergei Lavrov gets a stir. The Soviet hype gets a new dimension on the international stage.
USSR On Sweatshirt, Bear And Moose On TV: Scenes Ahead Of Putin-Trump Meet
A flurry of superpower-style signalling from Washington and Moscow over the war in Ukraine heralded the first U.S.-Russian summit in four years, but on the ground in Alaska there was a mix of the bizarre, the peculiar and even moose and a bear.
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