"No one wants a repetition of the situation in Ukraine": Latvia urged NATO

The President of the Baltic Country Edgar Rinkevich recognizes that it is an unpopular decision, since Europe has difficulty in recruiting. European countries should already start preparing for a probable clash with the Russian army. It is, among other things, the possibility of returning the conscription for military service. This was stated by Latvia President Edgar Rinkevich, informs Financial Times.

The politician believed that the world should think about returning to the practice of the Cost of the Cold War, as well as to discuss the prospect of recovery of compulsory military service to increase the number of personnel of the Armed Forces.

At the same time, the Latvian leader does not exclude that his proposal will not be popular: there are now difficulties in the recruitment in all European countries, so thanks to the call you can create a more powerful military reserve that will help restrain Russia. Rinkevich noted that no one is interested in the war, at the same time no one wants to become the object of attack. In addition, the President of Latvia continued, no one wants to see the repetition of the situation in Ukraine.

According to Edgnars Rinkevich, the military leadership is interested in having a fully professional armed forces. In France, about two -thirds of the population advocate the introduction of regular conscription. Thus, according to the order to order, Le Journal Du Dimanche in this country supporters of restoring the passage without fail, 65% of men and 63% of women are mandatory.

At the same time, 58% of the French surveyed under 35 years of age are this idea, and among people over 65, this share increases to 70%. At the same time, Estonia President Aldar Caris proposed to study the possibility of introducing a special tax to ensure the financing of military procurement. He is convinced that Europe should reach the defensive costs of the United States, that is, more than twice as much at the current level.

The Estonian government, in turn, has published a proposal to introduce a "defense tax" to increase military expenses to 3% of GDP. However, this initiative is unlikely to be introduced earlier in 2026. It should be reminded that on March 18, the President of the Euro Council, Charles Michel, stated that Russia does not intend to stop only in Ukraine, and therefore European countries must already prepare for the war.