Donald Trump's Secretary of War has sparked a diplomatic row after he appeared to wear a pro-Russian tie during a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Pete Hegseth's fashion choices are apparently a matter of geopolitical consequence.
-- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) Oct 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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@#4 ... That's what he has been told he wants ...
"Told" or "commanded?"
That aside, I agree.
It's not odd that after a long phone call with Pres Putin, Pres Trump seems to take a more belligerent approah towards Pres Zelenskyy in the White House meeting.
Trump calls for Ukraine to be carved up with Russia after tense meeting with Zelenskyy
www.cnbc.com
... Trump appears to be seesawing in his support for Ukraine, following his phone call with President Putin last Thursday. Media reports suggest the meeting on Friday between Trump and Zelenskyy descended into a "shouting match." Trump also warned Zelenskyy that Putin had told him that Russia would "destroy" Ukraine if it did not agree to a demand to cede the Donbas region. ...
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended into a "shouting match," the Financial Times reported, with Trump "cursing all the time," according to unnamed people familiar with the matter cited by the FT. ...
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