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[Regnum] On February 9, 1918, the Germans and Austrians issued an ultimatum demanded that representatives of Soviet Russia recognize their treaty with the Central Rada. In response, on February 10, Trotsky categorically refused to make concessions. He was sure that the Germans and Austrians would not be able to afford an offensive. The Bolsheviks hoped for a powerful ally - the revolution. Trotsky stated:
"In anticipation of the, we hope, close, hour, when the oppressed classes of all countries will take power into their own hands, like the working people of Russia, we are withdrawing our army and our people from the war ... We are withdrawing from the war. We inform all peoples and their governments about this. |
