The Soviet Union recognized the People's Republic on October 2, 1949.

China, the Soviet Union, and the United States recognized that the stakes were too high.

The Soviet Union finally recognised Lithuanian independence in September 1991.

The Soviet Union quickly recognized Israel after it was established in 1948, but relations soured during the cold war.

"I think the Soviet Union recognizes that they were not going to get through the unilateral concessions in arms control agreements what they wanted," he said.

The Soviet Union recognised the Baltic independence on 6 September 1991.

Neither the Soviet Union nor most other Western nations have recognized the republic as a sovereign nation.

Three days after Israel declared independence, the Soviet Union legally recognized it de jure.

The Soviet Union recognizes the independence of the Baltic states.

The Soviet Union recognized the independence of Estonia on 6 September.