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On Fri. 23 Feb 1940 In return for withdrawing from Petsamo, USSR deman.....

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In return for withdrawing from Petsamo, USSR demanded ceding of Karelian Isthmus and shores of Lake Ladoga, along with a 30-year lease on the Hangö Peninsula and a mutual assistance treaty

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