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Moscow Peace Treaty
The
Moscow Peace Treaty
was signed by
Finland
and the
Soviet Union
on 12 March 1940, and the ratifications were exchanged on 21 March. It marked the end of the 105-day
Winter War
. The treaty ceded parts of Finland to the Soviet Union. However, it preserved Finland's independence, ending the Soviet attempt to annex the country. The treaty was signed by
Vyacheslav Molotov
,
Andrey Zhdanov
and
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
for Soviet Union, and
Risto Ryti
,
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
,
Rudolf Walden
and
Väinö Voionmaa
for Finland.
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