The Archive · 1940

U.S, Peace Moves Now Toned Down

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Moscow, Feb, 12.

American efforts to lifing about peace in Europe are doomed to failure at least for the present, unofficial Russian quarters said last night.

Simiiltaneously, the Soviet press and radio ignored President Roosevelt's verbal attack on Russia's invasion of Finland.

Unofficial quarters said Russia would welcome any practical move toward peace, but were sceptical. Russia, they pointed out, regards tain and France as the aggressor nations in Europe because they rejected the German peace offer made shortly after the outbreak of hostilities, Russia supported this German offer, it was emphasized.—United Press.

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