In 1939, Stalin and Hitler negotiated the Ribbentrop-Molotov Non-Aggression Pact. What did Stalin hope to accomplish by signing this infamous agreement?
A. He hoped to forestall possible German aggression against the Soviet Union and, while doing so, create a buffer zone by seizing eastern Poland and the Baltic States.
B. He hoped to position the Soviet Union as Germany's lead ally in World War II.
C. He hoped to use the pact to remain neutral and out of the World War II conflict entirely.