European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly concerned ...

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

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 ...

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

Viktors Arājs himself, personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews, became a key part of the Latvian Legion.

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

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

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 ...