Vladimir Putin and Sergei Lavrov in 2018. via Associated PressA key ally of Vladimir Putin appeared to troll the West as he arrived in America wearing a Soviet Union sweatshirt. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister wore a top bearing the logo “CCCP” as he emerged from his car in Alaska ahead of tonight’s summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. AdvertisementCCCP is Russian for the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the official title of the old Soviet Union, which collapsed when the Cold War ended in 1991. AdvertisementRussian Foreign Minister Lavrov wears a T-shirt CCCP (USSR) at his arrival in Alaska. #Russia's Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov arrives in #Alaska for talks with the #USA wearing... a sweatshirt with the inscription "CCCP" (USSR).

Source: Huffington Post August 15, 2025 11:35 UTC