Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Anchorage on Friday wearing a white sweatshirt emblazoned with “CCCP,” the Cyrillic acronym for the former Soviet Union. The sartorial choice, captured by television crews outside his hotel, drew immediate attention ahead of the high-stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base. The meeting is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time, half an hour earlier than initially scheduled. Trump has said the talks carry a 25 percent risk of failure and warned of “very severe consequences” for Moscow if it resists a path toward ending the war in Ukraine. Kyiv was not invited to the session, which will open with a one-on-one discussion before a working lunch that may also address arms control and economic ties. Speaking briefly to reporters, Lavrov said “much was done” during U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s recent visit to Moscow and that Russia would present a “clear and comprehensible position” in Alaska. He declined to outline specific proposals but expressed hope that the dialogue would continue productively. The foreign minister’s conspicuous reference to the USSR underscored the symbolic backdrop of a meeting being watched closely by European governments and Ukraine for any sign of movement toward a cease-fire.