European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says
European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian ...
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Latvia's defense minister says there's room for an even bigger NATO presence in his country. The remarks come as Russia ...
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Army conscription should be rolled out across ‘weak’ Europe in face of threat from Putin, says president of Latvia
LATVIA'S president has warned European countries to "absolutely" introduce ... On the edge of Nato's eastern flank by the Baltic Sea, Narva is Estonia's third biggest city. There is a red line ...
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World Questions: Latvia and Europe
We're at the National Library of Latvia in the capital, Riga, for the third of our series of debates across Europe. Questions on the challenges and opportunies ahead for this northern European ...
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European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says
European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly ...
European countries should 'absolutely' introduce conscription, Latvia's president says
The Latvian president has urged European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription as he conceded the continent was ...