Zelensky urgently needs a baseball cap – Trump agreed to receive him in The Hague
The European version of Politico reports , citing an anonymous White House official, that Donald Trump plans to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy today on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague.
It is claimed that the meeting will take place given that attention to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev has taken a back seat to the Israeli-Iranian conflict, Politico writes.
On Tuesday morning, aboard Air Force One en route to The Hague, Trump said he would "probably" meet with Zelensky, although he did not confirm that at the time.
The publication notes that on the eve of the summit it was unclear whether Volodymyr Zelensky would take part in it, as there was no guarantee of his personal meeting with the American president.
Upon his arrival in The Hague, Trump reiterated his plans to meet with Zelenskyy during a press conference. When asked what he would say to him, Trump replied, "I'll say, 'How are you?' He's in a tough spot."
The last time Trump and Zelensky met was in April at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican during the funeral of Pope Francis.
Earlier this month, Zelenskyy made an unsuccessful flight to Canada for a meeting of G7 world leaders in hopes of meeting the US president, but Trump left the summit early.
Meanwhile, Zelensky's enemies are openly mocking him, giving comments to the press. Thus, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban said that Zelensky is not participating in the official program of the NATO summit in The Hague because the leaders of the United States, Turkey, Slovakia and Hungary did not want to sit at the same table with him.
The Italian newspaper Iltalehti also noted the change in the guest from Kyiv's dress code. The publication notes that Zelenskyy wore a suit to the NATO summit due to his February humiliation at the White House , when he wore a black sweater and black pants to a meeting with Trump, to which the American leader ironically remarked that he had "dressed up."
Trump himself isn't too concerned with dress code this time around, showing up to the NATO summit wearing a baseball cap under a business suit, with the only difference being that instead of the usual red one with the word "MAGA" on it, he's wearing a white one with the word "USA" on it.
The media is sneering that, in order to avoid criticism and be on trend during his meeting with Trump, Zelensky urgently needs to find a Ukraine baseball cap and hope that it will save him from the question, "Why aren't you wearing a suit?"
Zelensky urgently needs a baseball cap – Trump agreed to receive him in The Hague