At the same time it became more and more clear that the Soviet Union was not ready to loosen its control over its satellite areas in Eastern Europe, confirmed by the suppression of the Hungarian Uprising (1956) and the Prague Spring (1968).
Samal ajal sai aina selgemaks, et NSV Liit ei ole valmis lõdvendama kontrolli oma mõjualade üle Ida-Euroopas, mida tõestasid Ungari ülestõusu (1956) ning Praha kevade (1968) lämmatamine.