after a stormy session of lenin's ruling council, during which the revolution's leader went so far as to threaten resignation, he obtained a 116 to 85 vote in favour of the new german terms. the vote in the central committee was even closer, seven in favour and six against. in the end, trotsky switched his vote and german terms were accepted; on 3 march, the bolsheviks signed the treaty of brest-litovsk.