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1941, January 12th

The capital of the Soviet Union, Moscow – The Kremlin

Laughter was spreading through the Kremlin for the first time in a while.

"Haha, then let's bury the trivial grudges of the past."

"With this treaty as a start, I look forward to a deep friendship blossoming between the Great Japanese Empire and the Soviet Union!"

The Soviet Union's General Secretary Joseph Stalin and Japan's Foreign Minister Matsuoka Yosuke shook hands with a laugh.

The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was formally signed.

Japan formally acknowledged the Soviet Union's authority over North Sakhalin, relinquishing its territorial sovereignty, and would support the Soviet Union's advance into Afghanistan or Iran.