Zelensky taunts Donald Trump with subtle insult during huge King Charles meeting
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with King Charles today, swapping his usual combat attire for a black blazer and trousers - a move likely to ruffle the feathers of Royal enthusiast Donald Trump. Earlier this year, a heated dispute erupted in the Oval Office between the US President and Zelensky over America's support for Ukraine.
During that spat, an American journalist questioned Zelensky about his lack of formal attire, to which Trump responded with a grin: "You're all dressed up today."
At the time, Zelensky was clad in black military-style fatigues.
King Charles welcomed the Ukrainian leader for an audience and lunch at the Berkshire Royal residence on Monday. Mr Zelensky is in the UK to meet with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and discuss his country's defences and new strategies to ramp up pressure on Russia ahead of a Nato summit commencing on Tuesday.
Photographs captured Charles and Mr Zelensky engaged in conversation as they navigated through the historic residence, sharing smiles as they shook hands in the Grand Corridor, reports the Express.
The King and the Ukrainian leader have had several encounters in the past, including in March when Charles invited him for an audience at Sandringham in Norfolk, and last July at the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Mr Zelensky's arrival in the UK comes amid reports that Russia launched 352 drones and 16 missiles at Ukraine overnight, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 civilians, including seven in Kyiv.
Mr Zelensky has voiced alarming suspicions that Russia may have deployed North Korean missiles in recent strikes on Kyiv, labelling the alliance of those two countries plus Iran as a "coalition of murderers".
He touched down in London mere hours before the Nato brass are expected to huddle up for a pivotal two-day summit in The Hague, with upping their defence funds being a priority on their checklist.
The Ukrainian leader has snagged an invite to the key Nato gathering, but won't be chiming in on the primary talks. Whether he'll show his face there at all remains shrouded in uncertainty.
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