Latvia to reinstate compulsory military service as Russia tensions rise
by Agence France-Presse from on (#6144S)
Defence minister announces move as we have no reason to think Russia will change its behaviour'
Latvia is to reinstate compulsory military service amid growing tension with Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The current military system of Latvia has reached its limit. Meanwhile, we have no reason to think that Russia will change its behaviour," the Latvian defence minister, Artis Pabriks, told reporters on Tuesday.
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