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Lithuania to reinstate conscription amid Russia fears

Published: 24 Feb 2015 - 04:37 pm | Last Updated: 16 Jan 2022 - 04:17 pm

 

Vilnius--Lithuania announced on Tuesday it would return to limited conscription later this year as concern mounts over Russian military exercises near NATO Baltic states.

"We must temporarily renew mandatory military service," President Dalia Grybauskaite told reporters. "The current geopolitical environment requires us to enhance and accelerate army recruitment."

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