Latvia wants to reinstate military service in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The government of the Baltic EU and NATO country backed a corresponding proposal from the Defense Ministry in Riga on Tuesday, which now has to draft a bill.
Military service will be introduced from 2023. Men between the ages of 18 and 27 must be called up – initially on a voluntary basis, later also on a mandatory basis.
Women can also sign up for training
Women in the same age group should be able to volunteer in the military for 11 months. Parliament has yet to approve the project.
Latvia abolished conscription in 2007 and transformed its armed forces into a professional army, supported by a volunteer army. The Baltic state borders Russia and its ally Belarus.
Source: Krone
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