The demand for restoration of independent statehood came on the 50th anniversary of the Soviet-Nazi non-aggression pact, which included secret protocols to annex the Baltic states to the USSR.

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The insidiousness of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet Trade Agreement was not limited to the essential role it played in laying the groundwork for the Non-Aggression Pact.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013

The 1939 Nazi-Soviet Trade Agreement was concluded just four days prior to the signing of the Non-Aggression Pact and was the essential precursor to the latter accord.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013

And yet, the results of the Non-Aggression Pact and its secret protocol live on while the Nazi-Soviet Trade Agreement holds lessons to this day.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013