Russia demanded on Friday January 21 a withdrawal of foreign troops from NATO from two member countries, Bulgaria and Romania, within the framework of a treaty which it demands for a de-escalation of the Ukrainian crisis.
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There is no ambiguity,
" writes the Russian Foreign Ministry in response to a written question from the media, "
it is about the withdrawal of foreign forces, equipment and armaments as well as other measures with the aim of returning to the situation of 1997 in the countries which were not then members of NATO.
This is the case of Romania and Bulgaria
”.