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At the time of the "Wisła miracle", the Polish delegation, headed by Jan Dąbski, read the terrible peace conditions in Minsk in Minsk: Curzon's border moved to the Chełm region, disarming Poland to 50 000 army, edition of war material, No weapon and ammunition production, Agricultural reform without compensation, whose performance will be ensured by the folk militia based on 200 000 Soviet troops set along the border. At last 29 August, delegates returned to the free capital; The continuation of the negotiations was moved to Riga on 22 September [1920 r.]. The situation was already under the ground: After the victory over Budionny (12 September) Poles took the Volyn Triangle of Fortress, Sikorski reached Pinsk, Piłsudski on days [20-28] On September, he failed to destroy Tuchaczewski, But he pushed him behind Grodno and Lida.

Now the Soviet market started with less provocative demands: Poland was to recognize the independence of Belarus, Ukraine and Eastern Galicia, which these are the first two countries allegedly decided about themselves in r. 1918. Dąbski, in consultation with the most serious member of the delegation, Stanisław Grabski, renounced the historical borders, He accepted the interests of both independent sides as the basis, In the eastern areas, he wanted to see the democratic application of the national principle; After a truce, he was ready to proceed to the economic convention. After the lively disputes with the head of the Russian mission, Joff took place [12 October] to arrange the truce, which was in force throughout the front from 18 [of that month]. Only five months later, 18 mark 1921 a room in Riga was signed in the year. Belarus and Ukraine were to be independent – But in the Soviet Union; The border was not to go according to ethnographic areas, but in accordance with the Polish strategic interest – through Volhynia and Belarus, for the railway line, from Zbrucz for Łuniniec and Mołodeczno towards Daugva; it was possible, It seems, achieve more. Grabski, striving to implement a nation -state, He did not want to turn on the main focus of the Belarusian, which was Minsk. Poland's profits promised to be more serious: Bilateral respect for cultural and religious rights of minorities, dismissal of Poles from participation in the repayment of the debt after tsarist Russia, A bilateral promise of not having internal affairs, Return of libraries, archives, museums deported after the partitions, and people evacuated to Russia with their property, at last 30 Millions of rubles in gold for participation in the bank of the former Empire. In the general result, Dąbski, Although honestly, he attached to Piłsudski to Piłsudski, he brought the liquidation of federalism from Riga.