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Hitler himself proposed that the Soviet Union should join Germany, Italy, and Japan in a formal four power pact. He hoped this would deter the threat posed to Europe or at least buy time before the Communist doctrine of ‘world revolution’ could be militarily used against Europe.
However, just two weeks later, Molotov sent the Soviet counter-proposal with machiavellian demands they knew Germany would not accept: immediate full German withdrawal from Finland, a Soviet military pact and bases in Bulgaria, and Soviet bases plus control of the Turkish Straits, Molotov demanded recognition of Soviet interests in the Balkans (including Romania, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Greece) and insisted on concluding a Soviet-Bulgarian mutual assistance pact (with possible Soviet bases or influence in Bulgaria.
These excessive conditions made any agreement impossible and ended all further talks. Hitler reacted by calling Stalin a “cold-blooded blackmailer”.

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