Zelenskyy wears t-shirt with NFT designed by S'porean girl during virtual speech at Shangri-La Dialogue
SINGAPORE — When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a speech to a 500-strong audience at the Shangri-La Dialogue on Saturday (June 11), seeking support to put an end to the war in his country, he did not begin with images of bloodshed or razed battlefields.
Instead, he began his special address to the delegates — among them ministers and top defence officials from about 40 countries — by talking about the t-shirt that he was wearing, which bears an NFT (non-fungible token) image designed by “a girl in Singapore”.
It shows a girl spray-painting the blue and yellow colours of the Ukrainian flag.
Speaking via a live stream from a secret location in Kyiv, Ukraine, Mr Zelenskyy said that the girl had written him a letter asking for his help to raise awareness for an initiative she called "Spray Paint Ukraine", which aims to raise funds for the country that was recently invaded by Russia.
