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Russian Foreign Minister arrives in Alaska wearing 'USSR' t-shirt
Before President Vladimir Putin-US President Donald Trump's meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Alaska appeared to be wearing a t-shirt with 'CCCP' printed on it. The 'CCCP' in Russian means 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republics', i.e. USSR/Soviet Union. Ukraine is a former republic of USSR, which became independent in 1991. Putin considers Ukraine a part of Russia.
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Russia is the successor state of Soviet Union
It was made up of 15 republics, including Russia
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