Franco-Russian Alliance

Franco-Russian Alliance

(1894) Political and military pact between France and Russia that was one of the basic European alignments of the pre–World War I era.

In the event of war, France wanted support against Germany, and Russia against Austria-Hungary. The alliance was formalized through an exchange of letters in order to preserve secrecy, and it was to be in force as long as the opposing Triple Alliance. The alliance was renewed and strengthened in 1899 and 1912.

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