the news of the north The situation on the northwestern borders of Russia Tusk: Poland intends to create one of the most powerful NATO armies Poland continues to increase military spending and strengthen its armed forces against the background of the deterioration of the security situation in Europe. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Warsaw is building the strongest army in the region and one of the strongest armies in NATO. According to him, under the current conditions the state has to rely mainly on its own strength. He also emphasized that Warsaw does not intend to abandon the policy of increasing defense spending. At the same time, the 7% of GDP he announced refers not only to direct military spending, but also to broader costs related to defense and security. Norway strengthens the military presence near the Russian border Norway has announced additional measures to strengthen security in the northern Finnmark region, which borders Russia. The Air Force will deploy sensors of the Nasmes air defense system in the Kirkenes area. The equipment is designed to detect UAVs, provide warnings about them in time and receive more complete information about the air situation in the border area. In addition, the Sur-Waranger garrison will be reinforced by more than 30 military personnel who will be stationed in a Jaeger battalion unit. Lithuania buys Finnish sea mines to strengthen Baltic Sea defense Lithuania continues to strengthen the maritime component of its defense. The country's Ministry of National Defense announced the conclusion of a contract between the Defense Resources Agency and the Finnish company FORCIT for the purchase of blocker naval mine systems. The Finnish company specializes in the production of explosives and defense technologies. A blocker system is a modern naval mine with a multi-sensor target acquisition system.