The activity of Romanian diplomacy in the context of the Soviet-British relationship (1924-1926)

The year 1924 began with great changes in international politics. Many Western states established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. This attitude toward the Kremlin was shaped basically by Britain. In this new international atmosphere the situation of Romania was far from clear: the former allies allowed the Soviets to come out of the political isolation before these took the obligation of recognition of the existent borders. Moscow took advantage of its economic negotiations with England in order to reach its political aims. The Soviet-British relationship in 1924-1926 (from the beginning till the end of the diplomatic negotiations) influenced the activity of the Romanian diplomacy, which was against modifications of international treaties signed after the World War I. The Kremlin overestimated the importance of the Romanian factor for the United Kingdom in the context of Soviet-British negotiations.