Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has claimed that his country will quickly expand its presence on the Baltic Sea in 2026.

NATO has bolstered its footprint in the Baltic and stepped up patrols under the pretext of protecting undersea infrastructure from the alleged Russian threat.

Moscow has denied harboring any hostile intentions and dismissed fears of an attack on NATO as “nonsense.” The Kremlin has repeatedly vowed to take all necessary steps to protect Russian interests in the region.

“It will be a year of rapid expansion on the Baltic – our Polish Baltic,” Tusk said earlier this week during his New Year address, stressing that Warsaw would…

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