Sergei Lavrov's choice of attire, a USSR sweatshirt, sparked controversy upon his arrival in Alaska for talks between Putin and Trump. Critics viewed

The sartorial choice of Sergei Lavrov, Russia's top diplomat, during US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's Alaska meeting on Friday drew the attention of many across the globe.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov stepped out of his vehicle and walked into his hotel in Anchorage this morning wearing a white jumper with CCCP written across the front in black.

Steve Witkoff says Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with Donald Trump to allow the U.S. and European allies to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’s collective defense mandate.

In a display of Vladimir Putin’s expansionist ideology, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Alaska wearing a shirt with ‘USSR’ written on it. Ukraine is a former USSR republic that achieved independence in 1991.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Alaska, ahead of the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, wearing a shirt with the inscription CCCP, the Cyrillic acronym for

Trump and Putin will meet on Friday to discuss bringing an end to Moscow's ongoing war against Ukraine, which Putin launched in February 2022. The White House said the Russian leader reached out to request the meeting, to which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not invited.

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks ahead of a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File photo

RUSSIA has rolled into Alaska with a swagger – and a sneer – before Vladimir Putin even sets foot on US soil. From a USSR sweatshirt to Chicken Kyiv cutlets, Moscow has dialled up its