Zelensky Wears Suit to White House
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave President Trump an engraved golf putter Monday in the Oval Office from a Ukrainian soldier who found solace in the game after losing his leg fighting
Volodymyr Zelensky presented Donald Trump with a golf club that once belonged to a Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg fighting in the war.
The Ukrainian president’s black suit-style jacket drew praise in a meeting with President Trump after his attire sparked a testy exchange in February.
In February, Volodymyr Zelensky met with Donald Trump and JD Vance in a disastrous summit in which he was chastised for failing to properly thank the US president and not wearing a suit
Volodymyr Zelensky got his sartorial revenge at the White House, taking on reporter Brian Glenn, who has commented on his fashion choices before.
President Trump seeks to broker a meeting of the two leaders to end Europe’s most destructive war in generations.
The Ukrainian president’s outfit during his visit to the White House Monday reflects a change in approach since his disastrous meeting with US President Trump earlier this year.
The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.
A summit in Paris six years ago was the first and only time the two presidents ever met, flanked by French president Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s then-chancellor Angela Merkel. At the time, Putin and Zelensky were looking to hash out a ceasefire deal for war in Donbas in Ukraine’s east, where Russia-backed forces were fighting Ukrainian troops.