Soviet Union breaks diplomatic relations with Chile’s military junta

The agreement capped certain strategic offensive arms while negotiations continued. It was an important arms-control step, but it did not eliminate nuclear competition or the global networks of...

The treaty established relations between the two German states and eased practical contacts after decades of division. The USSR supported the settlement as part of détente, while German families and...

The accords set terms for ending direct U.S. military involvement and recognized the right of the Vietnamese people to self-determination. The USSR had supplied the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, but...

The agreement committed both governments to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict and consult in crisis. It expressed détente’s security logic but left intact nuclear arsenals and the unequal power of...

The Chilean armed forces overthrew Allende, whose elected government had pursued socialist reforms. Moscow had provided limited economic support and maintained diplomatic relations; Chileans faced...

Egypt and Syria launched a war to recover territory occupied by Israel in 1967. The USSR resupplied Arab states while the United States supported Israel; regional peoples’ claims and security needs...

The resolution called for a ceasefire and implementation of Resolution 242, leading toward negotiations. The USSR and United States supported it, but Palestinians were not represented as an equal...

The conference convened the USSR and United States with Egypt and Israel after the October War. The limited format left Palestinian representation contested and showed how superpower diplomacy could...

India carried out an underground nuclear explosion, calling it a peaceful nuclear test. The event challenged the nuclear hierarchy and exposed the limits of the NPT regime; Soviet officials emphasized...

Military officers deposed Emperor Haile Selassie amid popular unrest, peasant demands, labor organizing, and student protest. The USSR was not the author of the revolution; later Soviet alignment with...