At the time, the Soviet Union was not a member of the League of Nations; France and the United Kingdom were looking for reliable partners in Eastern Europe, and the Baltic states were contemplating a union on their own.
På det tidspunkt var Sovjetunionen ikke medlem af Folkeforbundet, Frankrig og Storbritanien søgte allierede i Østeuropa og de Baltiske stater forsøgte at opbygge en selvstændig union.