The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: assessment of the actions of the USSR in the United States, January-September 1939

The article examines the United States' assessment of the preparation, conclusion and consequences of the Soviet-German treaty of August 23, 1939. The reaction of the American leadership to the rapprochement of the Soviet and German regimes in the summer of 1939, the impact of this on international relations, the development of the Polish crisis and the beginning of World War II are analysed. In addition, attention is paid to the reaction of the American press to these processes. Conclusions were drawn about the mainly confrontational assessments of the actions of the USSR in the summer of 1939, as aimed at deepening the European conflict.