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That the end of the war in Europe would see the Red Army in occupation of half the continent had been foreseen. Roosevelt had hoped that the personal relationship he believed he was forging with Stalin would be the basis of a long-term partnership. This partnership would, he hoped, shape the post-war world and see the creation of democratic governments everywhere. Roosevelt had been aware that there was little he could do if Stalin chose not to co-operate. But he clung to the hope that if Stalin was satisfied that the Soviet Union’s security was assured, he would be a reliable partner. Hence Stalin’s territorial claims against Poland were accepted.
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Swift, J. (2003). Eastern Europe, 1944–49. In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230001183_8
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