The Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland did not recognize the Polish government-in-exile and proclaimed itself to be the legitimate government of Poland . Initially , the RTRP was only officially recognized by the Soviet Union . But before the Yalta Conference , Joseph Stalin conveyed his intention to the Western Allies that Poland was under the control of the Soviet Union and that he intended for it to stay that way . The RTRP was given control of the Polish territories seized by the Red Army as it advanced westward
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference
Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland