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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Bryony Gooch

Russian foreign minister wears USSR jumper as he arrives at Trump-Putin summit in Alaska

Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov was spotted wearing a USSR sweatshirt as he arrived in Anchorage ahead of Russia’s highly anticipated summit with US president Donald Trump.

The veteran politician arrived in Alaska ahead of President Vladimir Putin as a key member of Russia’s delegation. As he stepped out of a black vehicle ahead of the summit, he wore a sweatshirt beneath his black gilet that appeared to read ‘CCCP’, an abbreviation of the Russian-language cognate of USSR.

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