 The Soviets proposed to consider that a political turn towards Germany by the Baltic states would constitute an "indirect aggression" towards it.Britain opposed such proposals because they feared the Soviets' proposed language could either justify a Soviet intervention in Finland and the Baltic states or push those countries to seek closer relations with Germany.The discussion about a definition of "indirect aggression" became one of the sticking points between the parties, and by mid-July, the tripartite political negotiations effectively stalled while the parties agreed to start negotiations on a military agreement, which the Soviets insisted must be entered into simultaneously with any political agreement.