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Temporary ceasefire with Russia

17 V 1656

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Commonwealth and Russian commanders agreed to suspend fighting temporarily. The two states had been at war since 1654, and the Swedish invasion changed their strategic positions.

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pl Czasowe zawieszenie broni z Rosją

Course of events

Commonwealth and Russian commanders agreed to suspend fighting temporarily. The two states had been at war since 1654, and the Swedish invasion changed their strategic positions.1

A closer look

The Commonwealth had been at war with Russia since 1654 when Swedish victories changed both sides’ calculations. Commanders agreed to a temporary halt in fighting; a formal truce followed at Niemieża. This was a shift in a parallel war, not a final peace with Russia.12

Notes

  1. Czasowe zawieszenie broni z Rosją, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
  2. Rozejm w Niemieży, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie

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