Ronnie was talking to Radio Yorkshire as well

Ronnie was interviewed by Radio Yorkshire.

Both this interview and the Nolan Show one suggest that, contrary to what he said in Romania, Ronnie will not be at the Masters and has no plan to return to snooker in a near future. 😦
This is also confirmed by Shamoon Hafez form BBC5live on twitter‏

Ronnie O’Sullivan says he will NOT be returning for the Masters in Januiary #snooker