Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announces the allocation of 10 billion zlotys ($2.5 billion) for the Eastern Shield project to strengthen Poland’s border with Russia and Belarus. At a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino on Saturday, May 18, the head of the Polish government announced a defense plan codenamed “Eastern Shield.” “We have decided to invest 10 billion zlotys in our security and, above all, in a secure eastern border. We are launching a huge project to build a secure border, including a system of fortifications, as well as landscape and environment…