The Ukrainian president’s outfit during his visit to the White House Monday reflects a change in tactics since his disastrous meeting with President Trump earlier this year.

Donald Trump was quick to praise Volodymyr Zelensky on his choice of outfit as he arrived at the White House for high-stakes talks months after the two leaders’ heated Oval Office row.

President Donald Trump and others mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in March when he showed up at the White House in his customary military-style fatigues. Zelensky apparently got the message.

VOLODYMYR Zelensky strolled away from the White House beaming – a far cry from February’s disaster clash when he was banished early. The Ukrainian hailed the summit with Trump and

Brian Glenn, a pro-President Trump commentator and regular face among the White House press corps during the president’s second term, told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he

Zelensky woos Trump with fashion diplomacy as the US president admires his Ukrainian counterpart’s black jacket and collared black shirt.

“No suit. No service,” former Trump advisor George Papadopoulos—who spent two weeks in prison for making false statements to the FBI—captioned a photo of Zelensky descending from his plane in a black T-shirt on Monday.

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