Russian Foreign Minister Arrives in Alaska Wearing Soviet Union ‘CCCP’ Shirt

David Gilmour Aug 15th, 2025, 6:30 am

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov touched down in Anchorage on Thursday wearing a white “CCCP” sweater – the Soviet-era Cyrillic spelling of USSR – ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks with President Donald Trump .

Speaking to Russian state television Rossiya-24, Lavrov stressed Moscow’s readiness for the talks but declined to predict an outcome.

“We know that we have arguments, a clear and understandable position,” he said. “We will set them out.”

The summit’s groundwork was reportedly laid last week during special envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to Moscow, which Lavrov called a “useful conversation.”

But the CCCP sweater created some buzz

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