Negotiations preceding the departure of the Russian troops between the representatives of the Republic of Estonia and Russian Federation were tense. An agreement was finally signed which allowed 18 000 pensioners of the former Soviet army to stay in Estonia.
Vägede lahkumisele eelnenud läbirääkimised Eesti Vabariigi ja Venemaa Föderatsiooni esindajate vahel olid pingelised.