Chapter 94:
March 8, 1940
The capital of the Soviet Union, Moscow – The Kremlin
“What? The Polish regime has changed and their war is over? What on earth does that mean?”
Stalin glared at Molotov with eyes of disbelief, and Molotov, sweating profusely, opened his mouth.
“I-It’s as I said, Comrade General Secretary.
On March 6th, Lieutenant General Sikorski staged a coup d'état, ousted Rydz-Śmigły, and reportedly signed a peace negotiation with Germany just yesterday.”
“And why are we only finding out about this now!”
“I-I am sorry, Comrade General Secretary.”
Molotov broke out in a cold sweat. Since both Germany and Poland had not sent any news to Russia, the Soviet Union only learned of the situation after an NKVD agent sent a telegram, not through diplomatic channels.