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1914
July
29
Russia orders partial mobilisation against Austria-Hungary
On 29 July 1914 Russia mobilised four military districts against Austria-Hungary. That evening the Tsar halted a general mobilisation that was ready to go.
30
Tsar orders general mobilisation of the Russian army
On the afternoon of 30 July 1914 Nicholas II, persuaded by Sazonov, agreed to general mobilisation. Its first day was 31 July.
September
19
Secret agreement between Russia and Romania
In autumn 1914 Russia, in a secret agreement, recognised Romania's claim to Transylvania and part of Bukovina in return for Bucharest's benevolent neutrality.
1915
March
04
Russia demands Constantinople
On 4 March 1915 Sergey Sazonov asked Britain and France to agree that Constantinople and the Straits would be annexed to Russia after the war.
April
12
Paris agrees to a Russian Constantinople
In April 1915 France was the last to agree that Russia should receive Constantinople and the Straits after the war, on condition that its own plans were met.
May
24
Allied declaration on the Armenian massacres
On 24 May 1915 France, Britain and Russia called the massacres of Armenians crimes "against humanity" and threatened Ottoman ministers with punishment.
October
04
Entente ultimatum to Bulgaria
On 4 October 1915 the Russian minister in Sofia gave Radoslavov 24 hours to break with the Central Powers and send the German officers away from the army.
05
Russia breaks off relations with Bulgaria
On 5 October 1915 Sofia rejected the Russian ultimatum. Minister Savinsky announced the break in relations, and the Russian legation staff left Bulgaria.
1916
February
01
Boris Stürmer becomes prime minister of Russia
In early February 1916 the Tsar removed the 76-year-old premier Goremykin. His successor was Boris Stürmer, a conservative close to the Tsarina.
July
03
Russo-Japanese agreement on the Far East
On 3 July 1916 in Petrograd Sazonov and Motono signed a public convention on cooperation in the Far East, together with a secret alliance concerning China.
20
Dismissal of Sazonov
On 20 July 1916 the Tsar dismissed the foreign minister Sazonov, advocate of Polish autonomy. His post went to Stürmer, favourite of the Tsarina and Rasputin.