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Lavrov didn't say much about his expectations for the Alaska summit, but his T-shirt sent a strong message.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Anchorage wearing an unusually casual combination for a senior diplomat: light blue jeans, a black jacket and a white T-shirt emblazoned with the words “CCCP,” the Cyrillic alphabet for “USSR,” the Soviet Union, of which Ukraine was once part.
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Lavrov dorazil na Aljašku symbolicky v mikině s pushekem Sovětského svazu. Mentally, they are only 40 years in the past. Prasata. pic.twitter.com/QdLPxcfonx
Lavrov didn't say much about his expectations for the Alaska summit, but his T-shirt sent a strong message.
The message is reminiscent of Russia's supposedly lost "golden age" as a great power during the Cold War, much like the Kremlin's version of "Make Russia Great Again."
Russian President Vladimir Putin himself once called the collapse of the Soviet Union the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. The effort to revive Russia's former imperial greatness has become a central goal of his decades-long presidency.
The symbolism of the T-shirt was not lost on Russian media figures, who were delighted by Lavrov's choice of attire, presenting it as his response to pro-Ukrainian protesters who gathered in Anchorage to demand that Kiev be given a seat at the table.
Olga Skabeeva, a state television presenter, shared a photo of Lavrov's sweater, saying: "Lavrov answers. Sweater! USSR! The best!!"
Lavrov's shirt also shows Russia's self-confidence ahead of the summit, which is allowing Moscow to project an image of itself it has long desired: that Russia is once again a great power, impossible to ignore on the international stage./ CNN
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