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Vyacheslav Molotov
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1939
September
24
Soviet demands on Estonia
On 24 September 1939 Molotov demanded that Estonia's Selter sign a mutual assistance pact with Soviet bases, threatening force if Estonia refused.
October
05
The Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Pact
On 5 October 1939 Latvia, under threat of force, signed a mutual assistance pact in Moscow. The USSR gained bases at Liepāja and Ventspils and 25,000 troops.
November
13
Finnish–Soviet talks break down
On 13 November 1939 Paasikivi and Tanner left Moscow without an agreement. Finland had refused a base at Hanko and the border line drawn by Stalin.
26
The shelling of Mainila
On 26 November 1939 Moscow blamed Finland for shelling Soviet troops at Mainila, though the shots came from the Soviet side. It cut relations on 29 November.
1940
March
12
Key event
The Moscow Peace Treaty
On 12 March 1940 Finland signed the peace ending the Winter War in Moscow. It ceded the Karelian Isthmus and Viipuri but kept its independence.
29
Molotov on Bessarabia
On 29 March 1940 Molotov reported to the Supreme Soviet on the Winter War and reminded Romania of an “unsettled dispute” – Bessarabia.
May
25
The USSR accuses Lithuania
On 25 May 1940 Molotov accused Lithuania of abducting soldiers from Soviet bases. The contrived dispute led to an ultimatum and the occupation in mid-June.
November
12
Key event
Molotov in Berlin
On 12–14 November 1940 Molotov discussed dividing the world with Hitler and Ribbentrop in Berlin. He pressed on Finland, Bulgaria and the Straits, in vain.
25
Soviet terms for joining the Tripartite Pact
On 25 November 1940 Molotov gave Germany Soviet terms for joining the pact: Finland, Bulgaria, the Straits, the Persian Gulf. Berlin never replied.
1942
May
20
Molotov in London
On 20 May 1942 Molotov landed in Scotland. In London he demanded recognition of the 1941 Soviet borders; when talks stalled, Eden offered a treaty without them.
26
The Anglo-Soviet Treaty
On 26 May 1942 Eden and Molotov signed in London a treaty of wartime alliance and twenty years of co-operation. It said not a word about the Soviet borders.