the number of troops sent to finland by the uk ministry of defense. donald tusk explained that this is necessary for protection against drones and missiles. i would like to note that the heavenly shield initiative now includes 21 countries. tusk added that denmark had already supported his plans and called for accelerating the preparation of investments in air defense. orientation west. the argentine authorities have applied to join nato as a global partner. the head of the country's ministry of defense announced this. buenos aires does this with the expectation of modernizing and training its armed forces in accordance with nato standards. currently, the only latin american country that is among the alliance’s partners is colombia. and today nato’s partners with the so-called expanded capabilities are jordan. georgia, australia and ukraine. in response to the argentine leadership's proposal to become a global partner of nato, hundreds of protesters took to the streets of buenos aires. the demonstrators chanted the slogan, nato will never exist. o