The presidents of Russia and Latvia signed a treaty on Saturday that would remove all 12,000 Russian troops from the Baltic nation by 31 August, AP reports from Moscow. Agreements accompanying the treaty cover social guarantees for more than 22,000 retired Russian servicemen living in Latvia, and Russia's continued use of a radar base in the town of Skrunda.
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