Oscar-winning Ukrainian director Mstyslav Chernov was present at yesterday's meeting between Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump at the White House. Source: Chernov on Instagram;

Zelenskyy's sartorial choice seemed carefully designed to insulate him from another unceremonious exit from the Oval Office.

Clothes became a flashpoint at Zelenskyy’s previous Oval Office encounter in March, when Trump bristled at his military-style look and the meeting unravelled

This show of solidarity aims to protect Zelenskyy from pressure to accept a Trump-mediated peace with Russia following the recent Alaska Summit., World News, Times Now

Ukraine's leader is scheduled to meet with President Trump and his advisers in the Oval Office alone before an expanded meeting with European leaders.

Many European leaders are set to join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his visit to the White House on Monday to meet with his US counterpart Donald Trump. View on euronews

European leaders are on an all-out push to forestall Oval Office conflict at a crucial stage in diplomacy to end Russia’s war on Ukraine.