Zelenskyy Ditches Combat Look At NATO, Suits Up After Trump's Oval Office Rebuke
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared at the NATO summit in The Hague wearing a black suit-style jacket and shirt- a noticeable departure from his wartime wardrobe.
Months after he was publicly ridiculed during a tense Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump for not wearing a suit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared at the NATO summit in The Hague wearing a black suit-style jacket and shirt- a noticeable departure from his wartime wardrobe. Though tieless, the look marked a subtle shift in visual tone from his usual combat gear to something more diplomatically formal- a change which came after a disastrous February meeting with Donald Trump in Washington,
At the time, Zelenskyy's decision to show up to the White House in his trademark military attire was questioned as a reported asked him, 'Why don't you wear a suit? Do you own a suit?"
A key focus of the conversation, Zelenskyy said, was the urgent need to protect Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.
'We discussed the protection of our people… the purchase of American air defense systems to shield our cities, our people, churches, and infrastructure," he wrote. On the battlefield front, Zelenskyy told Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'is definitely not winning," and that he had presented a detailed update on the situation on the ground.
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June 25, 2025, 22:46 IST
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