In a display of Vladimir Putin’s expansionist ideology, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Alaska wearing a shirt with ‘USSR’ written on it. Ukraine is a former USSR republic that achieved independence in 1991.

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FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks ahead of a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File photo

RUSSIA has rolled into Alaska with a swagger – and a sneer – before Vladimir Putin even sets foot on US soil. From a USSR sweatshirt to Chicken Kyiv cutlets, Moscow has dialled up its