The wording of the denunciation suggested that the Soviet Union wished to see the treaty go out of effect immediately, and Time magazine reported that the Soviet Foreign Commissar's tone indicated that the Soviet Union might go to war with Japan soon.
Ordlyden af bruddet pegede i retning af at Sovjetunionen ønskede pagten fjernet straks, og Time Magazine rapporterede, at den sovjetiske udenrigskommissærs tone antydede, at Sovjetunionen måske snart ville gå i krig mod Japan.