Russia · Government / Government of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The replacement of Litvinov with Molotov significantly increases Stalins freedom to maneuver in foreign policy. The dismissal of Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed disfavorably by Nazi Germany, removes an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin replaces Litinov with Vyacheslav Molotov
Putin and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder negotiate the construction of a major gas pipeline over the Baltic exclusively between Russia and Germany
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