The White House wondered whether Zelensky would wear a suit to the meeting with Trump – Axios

The White House reached out to Ukrainian officials to ask what attire President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to wear to his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump today in the Oval Office.

This was reported by the portal Axios, citing sources.

One of Trump’s advisers, “partly jokingly,” said it “would be a good sign for peace” if Zelensky wore a suit, but added: “We don’t expect him to do that.”

According to the sources, Zelensky will appear at the White House in the same black military-style jacket he wore at the NATO summit in the Netherlands in June.

“It will be a suit-like style, but not a full suit,” one source said.

It should be recalled that during Zelensky’s previous visit to Washington in February, Trump sarcastically remarked upon greeting the Ukrainian president: “Today he’s all dressed up.” American journalists also directly asked why Zelensky does not wear a suit, thereby breaking with diplomatic etiquette.