Putin’s foreign minister spotted wearing USSR sweatshirt at summit

Vladimir Putin’s foreign minister arrived in Alaska wearing a Soviet Union sweatshirt, in an apparent attempt to goad Ukraine ahead of Friday’s summit.

Sergei Lavrov was seen wearing a gray sweatshirt emblazoned with the Russian letters for USSR, and a black puffer vest as he entered the site of the talks in Anchorage.

He told reporters he wasn’t making “any predictions” on the outcome of the talks between Presidents Trump and Putin.

The choice of outfit appeared to be a deliberate reference to Ukraine’s past as part of the Soviet Union.

Ukrainian officials will not be present for Friday morning’s summit at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.