According to a source that came up, on 1937.12.15, Stalin will propose a non-aggression pact to Hitler and *Mussolini* while offering them a blank check for Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. Was the Soviet-German pact being considered (or even discussed) for 20 months or is this "fake news"?

According to a source that came up, on 1937.12.15, Stalin will propose a non-aggression pact to Hitler and Mussolini while offering them a blank check for Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. Was the Soviet-German pact being considered (or even discussed) for 20 months or is this "fake news"?

by Meansitpropab

Figaro 16.12.1937 p.3

Edit Here is what the article roughly says:

This story first appeared on the Warsaw based Nova Pravda newspaper
The treaty would last for 20 years
Hitler "is handed a blank check" for East Europe and the Balkans
Stalin would support Mussolini's policy in the Mediterranean
A positive response by Germany and Italy would mean that the USSR would leave the League of Nations.
The story is unconfirmed

French is my third language and English is my second, so I apologize for my poor translation and English

Hey! Here's a late response.

According the Geoffrey Roberts there were indeed some discussions of political rapprochement between Germany and the Soviet Union in early 1937, but they were far more minor than what the story you posted describes. David Kandelaki, Soviet Trade Representative to Germany, reported that Hjalmar Schacht, German Minister of Economics, was interested in discussing political issues of an indeterminate nature. The Soviets were interested and carried out further probes, but In February Hitler rejected any further discussions and on March 21 Schacht informed the Soviets that no opening was possible. Kandelaki and his associates were subsequently executed in the Great Purge, and the Soviets avoided political outreach with Germany until the spring of 1939.