Poland and Ukraine hold Gdansk conference, emphasising recovery and reconciliation amid tensions, without President Zelenskyy's attendance.

The conference opened under heavy security after uncertainty over whether it would take place. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki last week stripped Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honor. How did it come to this? And what has it got to do with next year's election in Poland?