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Lithuania to Vote on Conscription to Combat Russian Threat


The prospect of military conscription in Lithuania will spark a fierce debate in the country’s parliament when it is put to a vote next week, analysts say.
Conscription in the Baltic state was technically suspended in 2008, although the law stayed in force and is still valid. However, there has recently been increasing talk of lifting the suspension and resuming conscription for the next five years as an emergency measure in the wake of perceived Russian aggression.
The Lithuanian government approved the motion this week after president Dalia Grybauskaite announced at the end of February that conscription was needed …read more

Source: Newsweek

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