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The fourth partition of Poland: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 86 years on

Alex Webber
 23.08.2025, 09:05
Ribbentrop, Stalin and Molotov meet in Moscow on August 23, 1939. Photo: Wikicommons / public domain
Ribbentrop, Stalin and Molotov meet in Moscow on August 23, 1939. Photo: Wikicommons / public domain

The pact rubber-stamped the carve-up of Poland between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.