European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvia’s president says
Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in relations with the US.
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Latvia's President Edgars Rinkevics and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Riga, Latvia last January. Pic: AP Photo/Roman Koksarov
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Map of Latvia and Ukraine
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"Stop – state border" written in three languages on a sign on the Latvian border with Russia. Pic: AP
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