Russia calls on NATO to return to 1997 borders - The New York Times Thus, Moscow is repeating the demands made two months before the start of fighting in Ukraine. Conditions: NATO's refusal to expand further;. The cessation of the alliance's military activity in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia; Withdrawal and elimination of NATO bases on the Eastern Fleet, including in Poland and the Baltic states; Stopping the supply of weapons and Western military equipment to Ukraine; Refusal of France and Great Britain from using their nuclear arsenals to other countries.