nonaggression treaty/pact

noun

: a formal agreement between countries to not attack each other

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Communists were also the most vigorous foes of fascism—except for twenty-two notorious months beginning in late August 1939, when the USSR signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany. Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025 In 1939, Moscow had signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany. Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 That was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of 1939, in which Soviet Russia signed a nonaggression pact with Germany, agreeing that the two rival powers would divide up control of Eastern Europe. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025 Bayrou's selection aligns with efforts to establish a nonaggression pact with the socialists, aiming to secure their commitment to abstain from voting against the government in future confidence motions. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Hundreds of Lithuanians thundered the patriotic anthem of national independence, which had been banned by the 1940 nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin, a deal that, in effect, condoned the Soviet seizure of Lithuania. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 Along the way, Berlin and Moscow sealed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, a nonaggression treaty that included protocols on trade and the division of Eastern Europe. Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2024 In August 1939, the Germans and Russians signed an agreement that included a nonaggression pact whereby Germany and the Soviets promised not to attack one another for 10 years. Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024

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“Nonaggression treaty/pact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonaggression%20treaty%2Fpact. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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