FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a parliamentary session in Kiev, Ukraine September 3, 2019. Mikhail Palinchak/Press Service of Petro Poroshenko/Handout via REUTERS
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met business tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky on Tuesday, the president's office said, the first reported meeting since Zelenskiy's inauguration in May between the two men who had long-standing business ties.
The president's relationship with Kolomoisky, one of the richest businessman in Ukraine, has been under heavy scrutiny since the start of Zelenskiy's election campaign, amid fears that the tycoon may be wielding influence behind the scenes.
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