Lithuania is to reintroduce
conscription over concerns about "the current geopolitical environment"
in the Baltic states, President Dalia Grybauskaite said
President Dalia Grybauskaite did not specifically refer to the situation in Ukraine, but neighbouring states have expressed worries about Russian aggression.
Parliament must still approve the plan.
Lithuania abolished conscription in 2008, but the new rules would see it reinstated for men aged 19-26, with exemptions for certain categories, such as university students and single fathers.
Up to 3,500 men would be recruited each year.
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