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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jakub Krupa

FOUND: Old tensions simmer just below surface as tusk and merz to meet in berlin - You Need To See This

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Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, and Germany's chancellor, Friedrich Merz, are likely to signal their support for Ukraine. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

When the Polish and German governments meet on Monday for annual political talks in Berlin – the first since Friedrich Merz became chancellor – the headlines are likely to be dominated by Ukraine.

Amid growing US pressure for a peace deal with Russia, Warsaw and Berlin will want to send a signal of support for Kyiv and of unity between central Europe’s largest – and militarily strongest – countries.

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