LATVIA'S president has warned European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription as he dubbed the continent as "weak" militarily in the face of threat from Russia's Vladimir Putin.

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

vowing to rearm the continent after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees. Asked if European partners should be following Latvia’s decision to reintroduce mandat ...

The Latvian president has urged European countries to "absolutely" introduce conscription, as he conceded the continent was "quite weak" militarily. Edgars Rinkevics told Sky's Sunday Morning with ...