The U.S. issued the Sumner Welles Declaration in 1940 condemning the Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic states and maintained non-recognition of Soviet control throughout the Cold War—a policy that symbolized U.S. solidarity with Lithuanian independence.
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“in June 1940 the United States issued the Sumner Wells declaration condemning the Soviet Union's illegal occupation and annexation of the Baltic states which became the centerpiece of U.S non-recognition policy during the Cold War”
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Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster | Lithuania: On the Frontline of European Security— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 4:44:48 AM
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