Russian Diplomacy and the USA’s Seizure of the Phillipine Islands

The article examines the main aspects of the foreign policy of the Russian Empire concerning the seizure of the Philippine Islands by the United States during the Spanish-American War of 1898. This event did not affect the vital interests of the Russian Empire and Russia during this war avoided taking any steps that could damage the friendly relations with the United States. On the other hand, while pursuing an active foreign policy in the Pacific region in those years, St. Petersburg feared the strengthening of the positions of the British and German Empires in the Far East. That is why the seizure of the Philippine Archipelago by the United States Russian diplomacy met with understanding and this step did not cause any objections in Saint Petersburg.

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Russia, Spain, USA, Philippine Islands, Spanish-America War, diplomacy

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30.12.2021

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29.07.2022

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GOST	Shacillo V. Russian Diplomacy and the USA’s Seizure of the Phillipine Islands // ISTORIYA – 2022. – V. 13. – Issue 5 (115) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840021545-8-1 (circulation date: 17.05.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021545-8
MLA	Shacillo, Vyacheslav "Russian Diplomacy and the USA’s Seizure of the Phillipine Islands." ISTORIYA 13.5 (115) (2022) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021545-8
APA	Shacillo V. (2022). Russian Diplomacy and the USA’s Seizure of the Phillipine Islands. ISTORIYA 13(5 (115)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021545-8

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