ASPECTS OF THE PROBLEM OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RIBBENTROP-MOLOTOV PACT AND THE VIENNA DIKTAT IN ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS (1941-1944)
Journal: Anuarul Institutului de Istorie „A D Xenopol”
Year: 2025

This study examines the consequences of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact (1939) and the Vienna Diktat (1940) on Anglo-Soviet relations from 1941 to 1944, focusing on Britain’s reluctant recognition of Soviet territorial expansions in Eastern Europe. Initially, Britain resisted legitimizing Soviet annexations (e.g., Bessarabia, the Baltics) to uphold the Atlantic Charter’s principles. However, wartime necessity – particularly after Germany’s invasion of the USSR in June 1941 – compelled Britain to tac