1940 ⟶ Molotov's Meeting with Hitler, Soviet Expansion Rejected

Molotov meets Hitler again asking acceptance to liquidate Fi...
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🤝 Hitler Seeks British Understanding After Rhineland Remilitarization

Following the Rhineland move Hitler met separately with French journalist Bertrand de Jouvenel and British analyst Arnold J. Toynbee emphasizing his limited expansionist aim of building a greater German nation, and his desire for British understanding and cooperation.⟶
Hitler Seeks British Understanding After Rhineland Remilitarization (1936)
GermanydiplomacyHitlerUKFranceRhinelandappeasementexpansionism

🤝 Molotov's Meeting with Hitler, Soviet Expansion Rejected

Molotov meets Hitler again asking acceptance to liquidate Finland. Hitler now resists every attempt to expand Soviet influence in Europe. He sees Britain as defeated and offers India to the Soviet Union.⟶
DiplomacySoviet UnionGermanyHitlerMolotovExpansionismEastern Front

🗣️ Molotov Reaffirms Pact and Claims Baltic Expansion

Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov reaffirms Molotov–Ribbentrop pact in the Supreme Soviet while verbally attacking both Britain and the USA. He also asserts that the boundaries of the Soviet Union are moved to the shores of the Baltic Sea.⟶
Soviet UnionMolotov-Ribbentrop PactDiplomacyPropagandaExpansionismBaltic SeaWorld War II

🤝 Molotov Meets Hitler, Discusses World Order

Molotov meets Hitler and Ribbentrop in Berlin. New World order is under discussion. Molotov expresses Soviet interest in Finland, Bulgaria, Romania, Dardanelles and Bosporus, but Hitler talks along broad lines about worldwide spheres of influence between Russia, Germany, Italy and Japan.⟶
GermanyRussiaDiplomacyMolotovHitlerWorld OrderSpheres of InfluenceWorld War IICollaboration

📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa

Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa (1940)
Operation BarbarossaSoviet UnionEastern FrontinvasionplanningGermanyHitlermilitary strategyWorld War II

💬 Molotov Meets Schulenburg; Soviet Offer to Axis Unanswered

Molotov meets German Ambassador Schulenburg in Moscow. The Soviets are surprised that they have not received any answer from Germany to their offer to join the Axis (November 26, 1940). Schulenburg replies that it has to be first discussed with Italy and Japan.⟶
Molotov Meets Schulenburg; Soviet Offer to Axis Unanswered (1941)
Soviet UnionGermanydiplomacyMolotovSchulenburgAxispolitical maneuveringEastern Front