By Anastasiia Malenko

KYIV (Reuters) -When Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov showed Volodymyr Zelenskiy a new black suit last Friday, it included a small detail. A back vent on the back inched it closer to a civilian suit, compared to the military outfits the president has favoured throughout the war in Ukraine.

“These are our hopes for peace,” Anisimov told Reuters about the tweak. “We think that if we add something subtle to this image, something from civilian clothing to his uniform, then it will be like a lucky charm.”

On Monday, the lucky charm worked to set a warm tone for a White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Moments after Zelenskiy arrived, Trump complimented him on the suit.

Zelenskiy’s dark military-style outfit was one of the things Trump objected to durin

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