Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were in the Soviet "sphere of influence" under the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact<unk>to sign "mutual assistance pacts" that stipulated stationing Soviet troops in these countries. Complete the following sentence: The Soviet Union forced the Baltic countries<unk>Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which were in the Soviet "sphere of influence" under the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact<unk>to sign "mutual assistance pacts" that stipulated stationing Soviet troops in these countries. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Finland refused to sign a similar pact and rejected ceding part of its territory to the Soviet Union.<unk> Finland refused to sign a similar pact and rejected ceding part of its territory to the Soviet Union.<unk> Finland refused to sign a similar pact and rejected ceding part of its territory to the Soviet Union. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Despite overwhelming numerical superiority, Soviet military success was modest, and the
Finno-Soviet war ended in March 1940 with minimal Finnish concessions.