India - Russia Summit: As Russian President Vladimir Putin has touched down in New Delhi for a two-day visit, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, his official aircraft has drawn attention online. His presidential aircraft has a large word painted across the fuselage that, to many non-Cyrillic readers, appears to spell “POCCNR.” Many observers have wondered about its meaning, but the explanation lies in the Cyrillic alphabet, which is the official script of the Russian language.

Why is it emblazoned on President Putin’s plane?

The Russian presidential aircraft carries the word РОССИЯ on the fuselage because:

It identifies the aircraft as a state aircraft of the Russian Federation.

It is standard protocol for many countries to displ

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