Dhaka, April 16 -- Of late much has been made of the less than elegant appearance of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House during his meeting with US President Donald Trump. The meeting, which quickly degenerated into a verbal joust, with Trump and his Vice President JD Vance berating Zelensky on his role in the war with Russia, also became infamous for the brazenness in which a journalist positioned near Trump asked the Ukrainian leader why he was not attired in a formal suit.

That question was insulting for Zelensky, reminding him that all visitors to the White House are expected to be formal where the dress code is concerned. Ukraine's President swallowed the insult. And yet when El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele ...