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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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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Treaty of Moscow (1970) alsoKnownAs West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty