Russian propaganda spreads fake story about Zelensky’s suit at Hague summit

Russian Telegram channels are circulating a screenshot allegedly showing a news article from the website of the U.S. news channel Fox News. The headline reads: “Zelenskyy showed up at the NATO summit wearing a suit and hoping to get Trump’s attention but failed again.”

This is fake. No such article exists on the official Fox News website or its social media pages. None of the articles on Fox News discussed the attire of the Ukrainian president. A few pieces do show photos of Volodymyr Zelensky wearing a suit, but only in the context of reporting on the events of the NATO summit.

It is also worth noting that the presidents of the United States and Ukraine met on the sidelines of the summit and discussed the purchase of American air defense systems and joint drone production. Donald Trump, for his part, left open the possibility of the U.S. providing additional aid to Ukraine.

Russia continues its attempts to discredit the President of Ukraine at international forums. Ukrinform journalists have repeatedly debunked Russian disinformation aimed at undermining Ukraine’s diplomatic achievements.

Earlier, Russian propaganda spread a false claim that Zelensky’s meeting with Trump allegedly “cost” Ukraine $4-7 million.

Andriy Olenin

First photo: Office of the President of Ukraine