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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Middleton

‘Way too cool’: Zelensky earns praise at EU leaders meeting for clothes and attitude

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At first he was an actor and comedian, then a president, then a wartime leader – and now a style icon.

The meeting between Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and EU leaders on Thursday has prompted yet another outpouring of praise for the wartime leader’s poise and stylish dress sense.

Pictures rapidly circulated online showing Mr Zelensky stood in his trademark olive green T-shirt, while Romanian president Klaus Iohannis, Italian prime minister Mario Draghi, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz were all wearing suits.

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