#Russia is often criticized for the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which was signed by the USSR on August 23, 1939. However, even before that, #Germany had concluded similar “non-aggression pacts” with #Poland (January 1934), #France (December 1938), #Denmark (May 1939), #Estonia and #Latvia (June 1939), as well as an agreement with #Lithuania (March 1939, including non-aggression), the Anglo-German Declaration (September 1938), the Steel Pact with Italy (May 1939)