As LETA was told at the president's office, Rinkevics made a working visit to Kosovo on Thursday. During the visit, the president met with the Latvian troops participating in the NATO-led peacekeeping ...

Mr McFadden’s comments came in response to the Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics, who said its continental neighbours should ...

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

Edgars Rinkevics also told Sky News that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in ...

Edgars Rinkevics said the Baltic state's allies and neighbours should 'absolutely' look into the policy, which it reintroduced in 2023 after a gap of 16 years. He is the latest European leader ...

Now, the UK have responded to his claims, saying that they are not considering bringing back conscription but that decisions ...

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

It comes after Latvia’s president Edgars Rinkevics told Sky News that his country has introduced conscription again, in case ...

Edgars Rinkevics told Sky's Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips that European countries should increase defence spending amid the "ups and downs" in relations with the US. Latvia introduced ...

President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics looks on at a press conference at the Parliament of Latvia in 2023Credit: AFP President Edgars Rinkevics's government recently brought back conscription for ...

Mr. Rinkevics stated that Latvia’s collaboration with the United States is “good” but that “we do see the need also to apply ...