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Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948

1948 · 20th century · Also known as Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, YYA Treaty

The Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948, formally the Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was signed in Moscow on 6 April 1948. Finland undertook to resist any attack by Germany or its allies on itself, or on the Soviet Union through Finnish territory, while the treaty acknowledged Finland's wish to stay outside great-power conflicts. Renewed several times, it framed Finnish foreign policy until it lapsed in 1992.

Finno-Soviet Treaty of 1948
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