Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in ...
Image: Map of Latvia and Ukraine While calling ... Image: "Stop - state border" written in three languages on a sign on the Latvian border with Russia. Pic: AP After the US's change in long ...
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European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian ...
Latvia also pushed defence spending to 4 per cent of the country's GDP. The Baltic country has a 175-mile border with Russia to its east, with foreign minister Krisjanis Karins saying last year ...
Latvia reintroduced compulsory military service for adult males on January 1 last year, having abolished it in 2006. The Baltic country shares a 180-mile border with Russia to its east and is ...
Latvia's president has urged other European countries to follow its lead and bring back conscription in the face of Russian aggression. Edgars Rinkevics said the Baltic state's allies and ...