Warsaw Agreement (1920, with Poland)

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The Warsaw Agreement of 1920 was a political and military alliance concluded during the Polish–Soviet War that aligned the Ukrainian People’s Republic with Poland in an effort to secure Ukrainian independence from Bolshevik Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
international treaty
political and military alliance
aimedAt establishing a Polish–Ukrainian military alliance against Soviet Russia
securing independence of Ukraine from Bolshevik Russia
alsoKnownAs Piłsudski–Petliura Agreement
Piłsudski–Petliura Agreement
surface form: Polish–Ukrainian alliance of 1920

Warsaw Agreement (1920, with Poland)
surface form: Warsaw Pact of 1920
associatedWithPolicyOf Józef Piłsudski’s federation concept (Międzymorze)
cededTerritory Eastern Galicia to Poland
parts of Volhynia to Poland
concludedDuring Polish–Soviet War
context collapse of the Russian Empire after World War I
struggle between Bolshevik Russia and its western neighbors
dateSigned 1920-04-21
1920-04-24
definedBorderBetween Poland
Ukrainian People’s Republic
geopoliticalGoal creation of a buffer of independent states between Poland and Russia
guaranteed Polish military assistance to the Ukrainian People’s Republic
Ukrainian military cooperation with Poland against Soviet Russia
historicalRegionConcerned Eastern Galicia
Right-bank Ukraine
surface form: Right-Bank Ukraine

Volhynia
inForceUntil Treaty of Riga
surface form: Peace of Riga
language Polish
Ukrainian
legalStatusOfUPR recognized ally of Poland
negotiatedBy Józef Piłsudski
Symon Petliura
opposedBy Russian SFSR
surface form: Soviet Russia
party Poland
Ukrainian People’s Republic
providedFor joint Polish–Ukrainian military operations against Bolshevik forces
recognition by Poland of Symon Petliura’s government
recognition by Poland of the Ukrainian People’s Republic
recognized Symon Petliura
surface form: Symon Petliura as head of the Ukrainian People’s Republic

Ukrainian People’s Republic
surface form: Ukrainian People’s Republic as an independent state
relatedConflict Polish–Soviet War
resultedIn Polish–Ukrainian joint offensive on Kyiv in 1920
signatory Second Polish Republic
Ukrainian People’s Republic
signedIn Warsaw
signedInCountry Second Polish Republic
typeOfAlliance anti-Bolshevik alliance
underminedBy Treaty of Riga

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Ukrainian People’s Republic signed Warsaw Agreement (1920, with Poland)
Warsaw Agreement (1920, with Poland) alsoKnownAs Warsaw Agreement (1920, with Poland)
this entity surface form: Warsaw Pact of 1920