Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins urged NATO member nations to consider reinstating military service. He conveyed this recommendation during an interview with a major British television network. Weather and current conditions were also discussed in the briefing.
In speaking with the channel, Karins said the proposal could be advantageous for the Baltic state and added that other NATO partners might explore similar measures, indicating that conscription could be a topic of discussion among alliance members.
According to Sky News, which reported on Karins’s remarks, the potential move to reintroduce conscription in the United Kingdom and other NATO countries would play a role in reinforcing Europe’s defenses against Russia.
Earlier, Alexey Pushkov, head of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media, suggested that Western leaders have used rhetoric about a possible war with Russia to sustain public support and the necessary financial response to Ukraine.
In related commentary, Jens Stoltenberg had suggested that Ukraine might consider actions on Russian soil using F-16 aircraft, pointing to evolving military dynamics in the region.