Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s outfit at a June 24 NATO meeting in the Netherlands has become the focal point of a fierce dispute between Polymarket bettors.
A user on Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction platform, created a betting market that asked whether Zelenskyy would wear a suit before July. To settle the bet, a photo or video must show Zelenskyy wearing a suit between May 22 and June 30.
The market racked up nearly $79 million in volume. The result initially landed on “yes,” but has been disputed twice since and now awaits a final decision.
On July 1, Polymarket said it was aware of a dispute on this market, and that at the time, “a consensus of credible reporting has not confirmed that Zelenskyy has worn a suit.”
Arguments over what makes a suit
Debate over Zelenskyy’s ensemble has those on social media questioning whether it’s a suit, a fitting blazer with a collared shirt and long pants, or if the trainers disqualify it from the suit classification.
Those in favor argue that it’s all made from a similar cloth, with similar colors and has a formal appearance like a suit, with cuts and style being irrelevant.
Those against are saying it’s a black shirt and a black jacket that resembles a casual blazer rather than a traditional suit jacket, and his trainers don’t match the rest of the outfit, making it not technically a full traditional suit.
A community-run Polymarket account on X, Polymarket Intel, classified the Ukrainian President’s outfit as a suit.
ChatGPT, when asked by Cointelegraph, said the outfit was not considered a suit as it lacks key elements of a traditional suit. It called it a military-style field jacket or tactical coat.
President Zelenskyy in a suit last night pic.twitter.com/Uo3Rhuzkq1
— Polymarket Intel (@PolymarketIntel) June 25, 2025
Meanwhile, Canadian men’s fashion industry writer and commentator Derek Guy, also known as the menswear guy on X, didn’t do much to solve the dispute, saying on June 26 he thinks Zelenskyy’s outfit is “both a suit and not a suit.”
Second time’s the charm
This isn’t the first time Zelenskyy’s outfit has caused issues on Polymarket. Another similar betting market closed on May 31 and sparked a debate about whether a similar-looking outfit Zelenskyy wore in a meeting in Germany that month was a suit.
Polymarket eventually determined that it wasn’t a suit. Derek Guy also weighed in on that debate to declare that…
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