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✍️ Helsinki Accords Signed

Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe signed by the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and Europe.
Helsinki Accords Signed (1975)
Helsinki AccordsEuropeUSUSSRDétenteCold WarSecurityHuman RightsAlliances

🕊️ Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War

At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declare that a long-lasting era of peace has begun. Many observers regard this summit as the official beginning of the end of the Cold War.
Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War (1989)
Cold WarSummitUSSRUSDiplomacyPeaceEnd of Cold WarGorbachevBush

📜 Paris Charter Ratified

Paris Charter Ratified (1990)
Paris CharterOSCEEuropeCold WarInternational RelationsDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarHuman RightsSecurity

🗣️ Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion

George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki, Finland and issue a joint declaration condemning the invasion of Kuwait.
Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion (1990)
United StatesSoviet UnionHelsinkiSummitGulf WarInternational RelationsCold WarDiplomacyCooperation

🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1990)
GorbachevNobel Peace PrizeUSSRPerestroikaGlasnostCold WarDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarInternational Relations

🤝 START I Treaty Ratified

The START I Treaty is ratified.
START I Treaty Ratified (1991)
START TreatyNuclear Arms ReductionStrategic ArmsSoviet UnionUnited StatesArms ControlTreatiesCold WarNuclear Weapons