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In November 2014. Psaki posed with a hat bearing the Hammer and Sickle of the communist Soviet regime during a meeting between [[John Kerry]] and Russian foreign minister [[Sergey Lavrov]].<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/jen-psaki-warns-of-russian-propaganda-after-images-of-pink-communist-hat-resurface/ Jen Psaki Warns of ‘Russian Propaganda’ After Images of Pink Communist Hat Resurface]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> In much of the world the [[Hammer and Sickle]] evokes a similar, if not the same, response as the wearing of the [[swastika]].<ref>http://www.umassmedia.com/opinions/the-hammer-sickle-is-as-bad-as-the-swastika-iv/article_698adf58-35f9-11e9-9ad0-9fa59dca911f.html</ref> More than 100 million [[human beings]] perished under the hammer and sickle.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-years-of-communismand-100-million-dead-1510011810 100 Years of Communism—and 100 Million Dead]. ''Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved January 23, 2021.</ref> Award0winning writing Gabriella Hoffman of [[Tweonhall.com]] remarked,{{quoteboc|"You wore a hat emblazoned with a [[hate]] symbol and smiled for pictures with Russian dignitaries while working for the administration that gave the [[Kremlin]] more flexibility.  The hammer & sickle represents horror for many of us with family that survived/died under Soviet communism.<ref>https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman/status/1333938033440288770</ref>}}[[Vladimir Putin]] has in recent decades attempted to re-habilitate the emblem and transform it into a symbol of [[Russian]] [[nationalism]].<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-russia-flag/putin-saves-hammer-and-sickle-after-row-idUKL2011562320070420</ref>