Treaty of Warsaw (1920)

Treaty of Warsaw
Polish: Umowa warszawska Ukrainian: Варшавський договір
Type	Bilateral political treaty (Military alliance)
Signed	21 April 1920 (24 April 1920)
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Effective	when signed
Condition	Recognition of independence of the Ukrainian People's Republic by Poland; Providing military support by Ukraine to Poland; Recognizing of Poland-Ukraine border along Zbruch as international;
Expiration	Signing of the Peace of Riga
Parties	Poland; Ukraine;

The Treaty of Warsaw (also the Polish-Ukrainian or Petliura-Piłsudski Alliance or Agreement) of April 1920 was a military-economical alliance between the Second Polish Republic, represented by Józef Piłsudski, and the Ukrainian People's Republic, represented by Symon Petliura, against Bolshevik Russia. The treaty was signed on 21 April 1920, with a military addendum on 24 April.

The alliance was signed during the Polish-Soviet War, just before the Polish Kiev offensive. Piłsudski was looking for allies against the Bolsheviks and hoped to create a Międzymorze alliance; Petliura saw the alliance as the last chance to create an independent Ukraine.

The treaty had no permanent impact.^[1] The Polish-Soviet War continued and the territories in question were distributed between Russia and Poland in accordance with the 1921 Peace of Riga. Territories claimed by the Ukrainian national movement were split between the Ukrainian SSR in the east and Poland in the west (Galicia and part of Volhynia).

^ Petr Kraljuk (October 1, 2016). "The Warsaw Treaty of 1920: the Ukrainian assessment". ZN.UA. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

[1] Petr Kraljuk (October 1, 2016). "The Warsaw Treaty of 1920: the Ukrainian assessment". ZN.UA. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

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