In it he expressly condemns the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, the treaty of non-aggression between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.
VOA: standard.2009.09.01
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.
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.
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.