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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jakub Krupa

Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin

Two men talk to press.
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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