Italo-Soviet Pact

Italo-Soviet Pact

Pact of Friendship, Neutrality, and Nonaggression between Italy and the Soviet Union
Type	Nonaggression pact
Signed	September 2, 1933
Expiration	June 22, 1941
Signatories	Vladimir Potemkin Benito Mussolini
Parties	Soviet Union  Italy
Languages	Italian and Russian

The Pact of Friendship, Neutrality, and Nonaggression between Italy and the Soviet Union, also known as the Italo-Soviet Pact, was a nonaggression pact between the Soviet Union and Italy. Signed on 2 September 1933,^[1] the agreement was in place until 22 June 1941, when Italy declared war on the Soviet Union at the beginning of the German-Soviet War. The pact built on earlier economic relations (traditionally strong between the countries), seeking to ensure security in the Balkans, and for a time, mutual suspicion of German intentions.