Lithuania said Tuesday it would reinstate limited conscription later this year as a precautionary measure, given a new geopolitical situation.
“The current geopolitical environment requires us to enhance and accelerate army recruitment,” said a statement by President Dalia Grybauskaite’s office issued after an emergency meeting of the State Defense Council. The statement also said that “threats to the state’s security” necessitate that “the country’s defense capabilities need to be strengthened further.”
The conscription, which would be renewed for a five-year period, still requires parliamentary approval.
Once lawmakers sign off, starting in September some 3,000 men between the ages of 19 and …read more
Source: Voice of America
