Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky heads to Warsaw on Friday for a first face-to-face meeting with his Polish counterpart Karol Nawrocki, with tensions likely after his previous criticism of Kyiv.
Nawrocki and Zelensky talked on the phone after the nationalist leader's presidential election win but it has taken four months for the pair to meet in person.
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