Reuters news agency (UK) reported that on March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the 8th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the 8th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia in Moscow. Photo: Getty Images
Here, Mr. Putin told those present at the event that the origin of the Russia-Ukraine conflict was his desire to protect the “universal values” of the Russian people, and said that the soldiers involved “Special Military Operations” members are fighting for the “universal values” of all Russians.
“We haven’t had such unity in a long time.”said Mr. Putin.
In addition to the speech, Putin’s outfit that evening also attracted the attention of Western media channels.
The British Daily Mail on March 19 reported that Putin wore an expensive coat of Italian brand Loro Piana that evening. The shirt is made of cashmere and sells in Russia for 1,445,000 rubles (about 310 million VND), 25 times the average monthly income of the people of this country.
Screenshot of Loro Piana website.
According to Italian news site Today20, shortly after the news was released, Pier Luigi Loro Piana – the main member of the Loro Piana brand’s founding family – publicly stated that this was “disgraceful”. but the brand had previously stopped supplying products to Russia and closed stores in the country.
Loro Piana fashion brand was founded in 1924 in Piedmont, Northwestern Italy.
It is a well-known fabric and clothing manufacturer, known for its luxurious, high-quality cashmere wool products. In 2013, the brand’s founding family sold 80% of its shares to the French group LVMH for 2 billion euros.
This caused quite a stir in the fashion industry at that time.
The LVMH Group has stopped supplying all luxury products including the Loro Pana brand to Russia, and has closed its stores in Russia indefinitely since March.
The family member who founded the brand Loro Piana believes that Putin’s coat was bought a long time ago, and said that the brand fully supports the position of the LVMH group and the people of Ukraine.
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