Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived at a hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, where US-Russia talks are to take place, wearing a jumper with an inscription likely spelling out "USSR".

Source: a video shared by Russian outlet Izvestia; European Pravda

Details: Lavrov exited a vehicle and entered the hotel where he is staying for the summit. A portion of the inscription, seemingly "USSR", could be seen under his black vest.

In a comment to an Izvestia journalist, Lavrov said he had visited Alaska before.

The Russian official appears to be wearing a jumper sold by the Russian clothing brand SelSovet, founded in 2017 in Chelyabinsk. Its listed price on the company’s website is RUB 10,990 (about US$137).

Background:

• Earlier, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation reported that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin was preparing "historical materials" for the summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska to argue that Ukraine is an "artificial state".
• Trump has said he expects Putin to take the meeting seriously and warned of "very serious consequences" for Moscow if the Russian leader refuses to take steps toward ending the war.
• On the eve of the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, a pro-Ukrainian rally took place in the city.

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