The Soviets and Warsaw Pact members tried to intervene to find a diplomatic solution. Dubček, confident that he could solve the issues without the Warsaw Pact’s help, continued attending to the ...

There, photographed in a sober row at the Budapest meeting of the Warsaw Pact members, were the familiar faces of Russia’s leaders: Grechko, Kosygin, Brezhnev, Gromyko, Katushev. Katushev?

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told reporters in Warsaw after meeting the head of the pact Mark Rutte. "Reaffirming the commitment that Nato is obliged to defend Poland in any critical ...