Lavrov Sparks Western Outrage Wearing CCCP Sweatshirt in Alaska
Rokna Political Desk: The appearance of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov wearing a sweatshirt displaying the emblem of the Soviet Union, “CCCP,” during the Alaska meeting has attracted the attention of Western media, with many suggesting that this action was deliberate and carried a political message.
Sergey Lavrov’s sweatshirt drew the attention of media and Western circles during the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska.
According to Rokna, Lavrov, a seasoned diplomat with two decades of experience in the foreign policy apparatus of Russian President Vladimir Putin, captured the attention of Western media by wearing a sweatshirt bearing the abbreviation of the Soviet Union in Russian, “CCCP.”
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Lavrov entered Alaska in informal attire.
Many Western experts, following Lavrov’s appearance in Alaska wearing this “sweatshirt,” argue that the act was not accidental and carried a clear message, and that Lavrov knew exactly what he was doing.
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, commented on Lavrov’s sweatshirt on his X (Twitter) account, saying: “He does not do this by accident.”
An analyst from the British newspaper The Guardian also interpreted Lavrov’s action as mocking the West, writing: “This 75-year-old Russian diplomat, who was once regarded in Western capitals as a pragmatic and skilled diplomat, in recent years (after the war in Ukraine) has reflected the Kremlin’s radical policies through an increasingly confrontational tone and resorting to mockery.”
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