Zelenskyy had made the trip to the US to beseech them for help in bringing about an end to the war started when Russia invaded his country in 2022. He arrived looking every inch the embattled world leader (military fatigues and all), forced to undertake a mission seeking international aid to stop an evil force from defiling his land.

What he got instead was borderline humiliation. Trump loudly accused him of “gambling with World War 3”, while Vance demanded that he be more thankful to the US for its help.

And the president and vice president weren’t the only ones in the Oval Office trying to tear down Zelenskyy before the world’s media. American reporter Brian Glenn also slammed him for not wearing a suit (as if that’s of critical importance three