Zelenskyy's outfit instead appeared to show an attempt to strike a middle ground between independence and receptivity to Trump.

It is quite possible that Monday's meeting in the White House could prove even more crucial to the future of Ukraine - and for all of Europe's security - than last Friday's US-Russia summit in Alaska. On the surface, that Putin-Trump reunion seemed to live down to every expectation.

Zelensky wore a black military-style suit to a cordial White House meeting with Trump, contrasting February’s tense encounter.

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and top European leaders are in Washington for make-or-break meetings with President Trump over the Russian invasion.