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“Germany, which has lately united 80 million Germans, has submitted certain neighboring countries to her supremacy and gained military strength in many aspects, and thus has become, as clearly can be seen, a dangerous rival to principal imperialistic powers in Europe - England and France. That is why they declared war on Germany on a pretext of fulfilling the obligations given to Poland. It is now clearer than ever, how remote the real aims of the cabinets in these countries were from the interests of defending the now disintegrated Poland or Czechoslovakia.”

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Vyacheslav Molotov
Vyacheslav Molotov

Soviet politician born on March 9, 1890, and died on November 8, 1986. He was a prominent political figure in the Soviet Union for several decades, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister, among other roles, and was a key figure during the Stalin era. more

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