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” ...

Several Swedish soldiers attached to the Nato force in Latvia have been disciplined with warnings and pay deductions after violating the force's code of conduct during their time off over the weekend.

Latvian Defence Minister Andris Spruds told CBC News in a recent, exclusive interview that his country would like to see more NATO troops on the ground and more military equipment pre ...

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

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

The UK government has dismissed a NATO ally’s suggestion that European countries should introduce conscription. Latvian President, Edgars Rinkevics, said his European neighbours should ‘absolutely’ ...

VILNIUS/WARSAW - NATO members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia plan to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning ...

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia propose withdrawing from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines due to rising military threats from Russia. The decision might lead them to ...

Defense ministers from Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have recommended their countries withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty ...

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 ...