Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky swapped his polo shirt for a suitfor his meeting with Donald Trump and praised the US president on striking Iran. Zelensky wore an black suit jacket for a sit-down meeting with Trump at the NATO summit – nearly four months after being criticised for donning his signature military-style garb to what descended into an Oval Office showdown.

Zelensky had a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the summit in The Hague on Wednesday. He hailed the meeting as "long and substantive", saying the two talked about achieving a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Trump's administration has blocked Ukraine's bid to join NATO.

The King has met Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a crunch Nato summit in The Hague. On Monday, the monarch welcomed the Ukrainian president to Windsor Castle, where they had lunch together.