Nato has been urged to bring back conscription amid fears about Russia’s threat to the West. Two Baltic leaders put pressure on the defence bloc to prepare for a potential armed confrontation with Vladimir Putin’s troops. Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics stressed the need to ramp up spending to levels not seen since the end of the Cold War. He also claimed Nato should discuss the return of compulsory military service to boost defence forces’ manpower. Rinkevics told The Financial Times: “There is a need for serious discussion about conscription.” He added: “Nobody wants to fight. But the pro…
