85 years ago on the 1st of September 1939, Germany invaded Poland igniting WWII after executing the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact signed between USSR and the Third Reich. The USSR followed suit in destroying Poland, but never was punished for that
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/molotov-ribbentrop-pact
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