Truman was highly suspicious of STalin's motives. He was much less trusting than Roosevelt, who had relied on the theme of mutual cooperation to achieve his objectives. Stalin refused to reduce the size of the Red Army, the biggest in theworld.
President Harry Truman records his impressions of meeting Stalin. On this day in 1945, President Harry S. ... Truman hoped to get the Soviets to join in the U.S. war against Japan. In return, Stalin wanted to impose Soviet control over certain territories annexed at the beginning of the war by Japan and Germany.
"Truman was highly suspicious of STalin's motives. He was much less trusting than Roosevelt, who had relied on the theme of mutual cooperation to achieve his objectives. Stalin refused to reduce the size of the Red Army, the biggest in the world"
