Treaty of Moscow (1970)

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Cold War treaty bilateral treaty international agreement

The Treaty of Moscow (1970) was a landmark Cold War agreement between West Germany and the Soviet Union that recognized post–World War II European borders and helped launch Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik policy of détente and reconciliation with the Eastern Bloc.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Moscow Treaty (1970)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
aimedAt	détente ⓘ reconciliation between West Germany and the Eastern Bloc ⓘ reduction of Cold War tensions in Europe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ surface form: Moscow Treaty (1970) West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty ⓘ
countryRepresentedBy	Alexei Kosygin ⓘ surface form: Aleksei Kosygin West Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany Soviet Union ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ
followedBy	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) ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Cold War ⓘ
influenced	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ⓘ surface form: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe Helsinki Accords ⓘ surface form: Helsinki Final Act
language	German ⓘ Russian ⓘ
legalStatus	entered into force after ratification by both parties ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Alexei Kosygin ⓘ surface form: Aleksei Kosygin Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ
partOf	Ostpolitik ⓘ
party	West Germany ⓘ surface form: Federal Republic of Germany USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany ⓘ
policyContext	Ostpolitik ⓘ
principleAffirmed	inviolability of frontiers in Europe ⓘ non-use of force in international relations ⓘ peaceful settlement of disputes ⓘ renunciation of territorial claims ⓘ
recognized	Polish–German border ⓘ surface form: Oder–Neisse line post–World War II European borders ⓘ territorial status quo in Europe ⓘ
resultedIn	improvement of West German–Soviet relations ⓘ precondition for later German treaties with Eastern Bloc states ⓘ strengthening of Ostpolitik ⓘ
signedBy	Alexei Kosygin ⓘ surface form: Aleksei Kosygin Andrei Gromyko ⓘ Walter Scheel ⓘ Willy Brandt ⓘ
signingCountry	Soviet Union ⓘ
signingDate	1970-08-12 ⓘ
signingPlace	Moscow ⓘ
subjectOf	Ostpolitik ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Moscow (1970) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moscow Treaty (1970)

Egon Bahr → contributedTo → Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ

Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) → relatedTo → Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ

Treaty of Warsaw (1970) → relatedTo → Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ

Ostpolitik → significantEvent → Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ