The USSR and the "policy of guarantees" of the Western powers in the spring of 1939

Having analysed various diplomatic documents, the author comes to the conclusion that the "policy of guarantees" practiced by the Western governments in the spring of 1939 represented a departure from the Munich policy of appeasement, but did not mean a complete break from it. While the USSR did not trust either Britain or France, it did not refuse collaboration. Nevertheless, the breakdown in the Triple Alliance Negotiations resulted in losing the opportunity to prevent the World War II.

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