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Khrushchev issues Berlin ultimatum demanding Western withdrawal

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev delivered an ultimatum demanding that the United States, Britain, and France withdraw their military forces from West Berlin within six months and turn the city over to East German control.

Khrushchev issues Berlin ultimatum demanding Western withdrawal

The ultimatum sharply escalated the Berlin crisis, intensified Cold War tensions with the Eisenhower administration, and set in motion diplomatic confrontations that shaped U.S. policy toward Berlin through the end of the decade.

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