Several members of the Russian delegation, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, have already arrived in Anchorage for the summit. Lavrov, along with Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, landed last night.
Lavrov immediately drew attention with his clothing choice: a long-sleeved shirt with the Cyrillic letters CCCP, which stands for the USSR. Given Alaska's history and the summit's focus on sensitive topics like Ukrainian territory, the shirt could be interpreted as a provocative symbol.
When a Russian reporter asked Lavrov if he was nervous about the meeting, he calmly replied, "What's that?" as if the idea of pre-summit jitters was foreign to him. The foreign minister added that Russia has a "clear position" and "arguments" that President Putin plans to present to President Trump.
