In a black jacket, black shirt and black pants, President Volodimir Zelenski appeared in the US for the crucial meeting, leaving behind his traditional military costume.

The choice of the Ukrainian president employed the media with Axios reporting earlier on Monday: To resolve the … costume dispute of Donald Trump with Volodimir Zelenski who contributed to the previous episode of the White House. The reason? Two sources told Axios that the White House asked Ukrainian officials if the Ukrainian president would wear a suit in today’s (Monday) difficult meeting with President Trump at the Oval Office.

Indeed, Trump’s consultant, partly joking, told Axios that “it would be a good sign for peace” if Zelenski was wearing a suit on Monday.