1939 ⟶ Estonia to Send Foreign Minister to Moscow
The Estonian government decides to send Karl Selter to Mosco...
Year
1939
1940
✉️ Estonia to Send Foreign Minister to Moscow
The Estonian government decides to send Karl Selter to Moscow following the Soviet request.⟶
EstoniaSoviet UnionDiplomacyForeign PolicyMoscowBaltic StatesNegotiationSubmission
🗣️ Soviet Accusation Against Estonia Regarding Polish Submarine
The Soviet news agency TASS accuses the Estonian government of having deliberately permitted the Orzeł of escaping internment and also alleges the existence of other Polish submarines hidden in other Baltic states.⟶
Soviet UnionEstoniaBaltic StatesSubmarineOrzełTASSPropagandaEspionage
📜 Estonian Foreign Minister Invited to Moscow for Trade Agreement
The Estonian Foreign Minister Karl Selter is invited to Moscow to sign a previously discussed Soviet-Estonian trade agreement.⟶
EstoniaSoviet UnionTrade AgreementDiplomacyForeign PolicyMoscowBaltic StatesNegotiation
📜 Soviet Ultimatum to Estonia
In Moscow Molotov asks from the Estonian delegation a mutual assistance pact which would give the Soviets naval and air bases. If the Soviet Union doesn't get military bases in Estonia, it will be compelled “to use force against Estonia”.⟶
Soviet UnionEstoniaBaltic StatesMolotovMutual Assistance PactThreat of ForceDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Europe
🤝 Estonia Signs Mutual Assistance Pact with USSR
Estonia signs a 10-year Mutual Assistance Pact with the Soviet Union, which allows the Soviets to have 30 000-men military bases in Estonia. As a gift in return Stalin promises to respect Estonian independence.⟶
EstoniaSoviet UnionMutual Assistance PactMilitary basesBaltic StatesOccupationDiplomacyAnnexationEastern Front
✉️ Soviet Ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia
Soviet Union gives eight-hour ultimatum to Latvia and Estonia to surrender.⟶
Soviet UnionLatviaEstoniaUltimatumOccupationBaltic StatesWorld War IIDiplomacyAnnexation