The president of Ukraine adopted a noticeable change in his clothing identity, Volodymyr Zelensky , in view of his meeting with the President of the United States, Donald Trump , in sidelines of the NATO Summit in The Hague.

As Reuters reports, the Ukrainian leader has abandoned the characteristics khaki military t-shirts and sweatshirts , choosing more strict black suit-style looks, while still maintaining a military character without a tie or white shirt.

The change, presented as a kind of diplomacy by the Ukrainian edition of ELLE magazine, is linked to the collapse of the previous Zelensky-Trump meeting at the White House in February.

Then, in a tense atmosphere that turned into a verbal incident, an American journalist had reprimanded the Ukrainian president for not wearing a suit, which caused strong reactions in Kiev.

Since then, Zelensky has sought to restore relations with Washington, although Trump has given no indication that he will restore the military assistance missions that were established during the Biden presidency.

In Rome, during his funeral Pope Francis In April, Zelensky met with Trump wearing a heavy black field jacket and a black button-down shirt without a tie — the exact same style he repeated during his meeting with the British prime minister. Keir Starmer in London, but also at the official dinner hosted by the King of the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Although he did not attend the closed session of the Summit, the Ukrainian president met with his American counterpart immediately afterwards, with a list of requests for armaments on his agenda.

The subtle but steady shift in the style of his presence has sparked comments on social media, while there has been no official comment from his presidential team.

Reuters