European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian ...

LATVIA’S president has warned European countries to “absolutely” introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as “weak” ...

Eastern European nations are moving towards exiting the Ottawa Contention, a treaty that bans anti-personnel landmines, to deter Russia from invading.

Latvia introduced conscription for men in ... also called for an increase in "the overall presence" on the countries' borders with Russia amid "increasing risks". "What is now important is not ...

Government said it was 'not considering conscription' but that future decisions would respond to a 'new reality' ...

Following Russia's unprovoked brutal full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022, the European Union has completely halted its visa facilitation agreement with Russia and implemented travel ...

The Baltic country shares a 180-mile border with Russia to ... Asked again if he thinks other European countries should take decisions similar to that of Latvia in terms of defense spending ...

While calling Latvia and fellow Baltic states Estonia and Lithuania the "litmus test of NATO", Mr Rinkevics also called for an increase in "the overall presence" on the countries' borders with Russia ...

Uneasiness grows over continued U.S. support for the 75-year-old alliance as Trump casts doubt on support from other members ...