Kremlin Denies It Asked NATO To Withdraw Troops From Eastern Flanks

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Kremlin Denies It Asked NATO To Withdraw Troops From Eastern Flanks

The Kremlin has denied reports that Russian officials requested that the United States seek the withdrawal of NATO troops from countries near or bordering Russia.

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Kremlin denies demanding NATO eastern rollback in talks with US

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed on Feb. 21 that Russia did not ask the U.S. to withdraw troops from NATO's eastern flank during talks in Saudi Arabia.The spokesperson said this in reaction to an article by the Financial Times claiming that during the talks in Riyadh on Feb. 18, Russian delegates demanded the NATO rollback as a condition for "normalizing relations.""No, this is not true," Peskov told journalists when asked about the cl…

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Kremlin denies Romania's claim Russia demanded withdrawal of NATO troops from Europe

Allegations by Romanian adviser on defense and national security 'not true,' 'do not correspond to reality,' Kremlin spokesman says - Anadolu Ajansı

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TASS specifies that previously, the Romanian presidential adviser on defense and national security issues Cristian Diaconescu had stated that during the talks between the Russian and US delegations in Riyadh, the Russian side requested NATO's withdrawal from Eastern Europe. According to him, the US rejected this request. "No, this is not true, it is not true," Peskov said, when asked by journalists on Friday about these statements. Vladimir Puti…

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The US may withdraw from the tribunal against Russia: what is known about Trump's position The US refused to call Russia an "aggressor" at a meeting to prepare for the tribunal against Putin. The Trump administration did not support the G7 statement and may withdraw from international efforts to prosecute Russia.

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Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke at a press conference on Friday about negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump. He also commented on the issue of the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe. He rejected claims that the new White House administration was pro-Russian and noted that Putin remains open to peace talks, the Russian state news agency TASS reports.