West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty
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The West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty was a 1970 Cold War agreement between West Germany and the Soviet Union that recognized post–World War II European borders and marked a key step in Ostpolitik and détente.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War agreement
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving West German–Soviet relations
ⓘ
reducing tensions in Europe ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Treaty of Moscow (1970)
ⓘ
surface form:
Moscow Treaty of 1970
Treaty of Moscow ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties of West Germany
ⓘ
Treaties of the Cold War ⓘ Treaties of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
West Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1970-08-12 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1972 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important step in East–West détente in Europe
ⓘ
milestone in West German recognition of postwar borders ⓘ |
| influenced | West German domestic debate on Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Alexei Kosygin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksei Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| language |
German
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| ledByGovernmentOf | Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| opposedBy | CDU/CSU opposition in West Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
Detente
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War détente
Ostpolitik ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Moscow ⓘ |
| policyAssociatedWith |
Ostpolitik
ⓘ
surface form:
Neue Ostpolitik
|
| politicalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| preconditionFor | normalization of FRG relations with Eastern Bloc states ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | Bundestag ⓘ |
| recognizes |
Polish–German border
ⓘ
surface form:
Oder–Neisse line de facto
post–World War II European borders ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
ⓘ
surface form:
Basic Treaty (1972)
Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ
surface form:
Four Power Agreement on Berlin
Treaty of Warsaw (1970) ⓘ |
| requires |
nonviolability of existing borders
ⓘ
renunciation of the use of force ⓘ respect for territorial integrity ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Alexei Kosygin
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksei Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
European security
ⓘ
borders in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ renunciation of force in international relations ⓘ |
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