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by Animats 482 days ago
> Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact

Germany, not Russia, broke that one.

Worth watching: Neville Chamberlain's famous "Peace for our time" speech. "I have here a paper signed by the German Chancellor, Herr Hitler."[1] And the crowd cheers.

Trump signing a comparable agreement with Putin is all too possible.

[1] https://youtu.be/_gGppFLNaio?t=44

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> Germany, not Russia, broke that one.

It was about mutual occupation of Poland. Now Trump is talking with putin how they want to divide Ukraine.