Did wearing a suit make Putin a Peacemaker?
Trump is trying, once again, to bully Zelensky into wearing a suit for the meeting in the Oval Office. Probably in a vain attempt to justify the previous attack on the Ukrainian when the dogs of war bit hard for no reason.
Does it matter what he wears, if anything? Vance, when visiting Modi in India, didn't have the courtesy to wear the same attire as Modi. Instead he wore a suit, (undoubtedly the same he will wear today in an attempt to get his money's worth). What either man wore wasn't important, it's what they were discussing which was.
The same will apply to the meeting in Washington today. To my mind it is subtle bullying and I hope Zelensky ignores the request.
Below is the news item from the Independent which triggered me to write this post.
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Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a “suit-style” jacket during his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office — months after the Ukrainian President’s last visit to the White House descended into a shouting match.
The White House reportedly asked Ukrainian officials if Zelensky would wear a suit ahead of Monday’s meeting in D.C. with top European leaders and Trump, two sources told Axios.
The high-stakes meeting comes months after Trump welcomed Zelensky into the West Wing and made jabs about his customary military-style attire, jokingly telling the press, “he’s all dressed up today.”
Zelensky is set to wear the same black jacket he wore to a June NATO summit in the Netherlands, which sources described as being “suit-style” but not a full suit.
That summit marked the first time Zelensky had donned a business-style jacket since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 — and the fashion choice impressed Trump, according to the report.
One Trump advisor jokingly told Axios that “it would be a good sign for peace” if Zelensky dressed up on Monday, but added, “We don’t expect him to do it.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-zelensky-oval-office-meeting-suit-b2809575.html
Does it matter what he wears, if anything? Vance, when visiting Modi in India, didn't have the courtesy to wear the same attire as Modi. Instead he wore a suit, (undoubtedly the same he will wear today in an attempt to get his money's worth). What either man wore wasn't important, it's what they were discussing which was.
The same will apply to the meeting in Washington today. To my mind it is subtle bullying and I hope Zelensky ignores the request.
Below is the news item from the Independent which triggered me to write this post.
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Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a “suit-style” jacket during his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office — months after the Ukrainian President’s last visit to the White House descended into a shouting match.
The White House reportedly asked Ukrainian officials if Zelensky would wear a suit ahead of Monday’s meeting in D.C. with top European leaders and Trump, two sources told Axios.
The high-stakes meeting comes months after Trump welcomed Zelensky into the West Wing and made jabs about his customary military-style attire, jokingly telling the press, “he’s all dressed up today.”
Zelensky is set to wear the same black jacket he wore to a June NATO summit in the Netherlands, which sources described as being “suit-style” but not a full suit.
That summit marked the first time Zelensky had donned a business-style jacket since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in Ukraine in 2022 — and the fashion choice impressed Trump, according to the report.
One Trump advisor jokingly told Axios that “it would be a good sign for peace” if Zelensky dressed up on Monday, but added, “We don’t expect him to do it.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-zelensky-oval-office-meeting-suit-b2809575.html
