Balance of Power (Gameplay Thread) - Epilogue and Game Over

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Russia is the only great power in a position to handle this conflict.

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You should be glad that we are taking this upon ourselves, and to suggest that we are ill-equipped to fight tribesmen in the steppes is insulting. And given the Americans' bullying of Denmark and your conquest of half of Bulgaria in a war of blatant aggression, you have little position from which to condemn us.

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X Tsar Nicholas II

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Germany fully condemns any foreign power taking advantage of the situation

OOC: how ironic

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We would be quite willing to end our intervention in Turkestan if the Turks would be willing to apply their criticism of "denying sovereignty" to every other imperial power, themselves included. We have said nothing about the conquest of Morocco over a Greek playboy or the plunder of the Boer republics, and given that we directly border Turkestan and that our citizens are the ones in peril there, we see no reason why the rest of the world would need to waste resources when we can end the bloodshed and begin to bring civilization and infrastructure to the tribesmen.

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We will fight all those who are murdering innocent men, women, and children in the region due to their heritage.

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We have indeed attempted to ensure that our paramilitary security force does not engage in wanton killing of innocents. But we again reiterate that given the geography of the region and our direct connection to it, that there is no need for any other great power to expend their own resources, though we appreciate the sentiment behind the desire of some of them to send peacekeepers.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

We will allow the international brigades to pass through Russian territory (or across the Caspian).

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We demand immediate answers from the Ottoman Empire and the United States. This is a coordinated attack which cannot be the work of only domestic agents. We remind the Finns that a unilateral declaration of independence will come with harsh consequences and urge them to negotiate rather than engage in treason. Repairs to the Railroad will begin as soon as possible.

I hereby order a full-scale assault on Islamic guerrillas in Turkestan and our Caucasus provinces. The deaths of our brothers will be avenge.

OOC: Can't I catch a break already?

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We will pull back the independent assault on Turkestan We thank the Americans for the clarification on the terrorist and apologize for the unilateral accusation.

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I will send a delegation to the Paris summit.

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Russia is concerned at the destruction of religious icons in Mecca but calls for calm negotiations from London, Washington, and Constantinople to avoid this spiraling into yet another destructive war.

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After negotiations between representatives of the Tsar, Kaiser, Sultan, and President- we are pleased to announce the following agreement

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X President John Hay


I am pleased to sign this agreement. I commend the Tsar, the Kaiser,and the Sultan for putting aside old disputes and moving forward together. I believe a peaceful future between Russia and the Entente will benefit all of us- and indeed, the entire world. I look forward to seeing what we will achieve together

I'm very pleased to sign this historic treaty. The Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire are close neighbours that can gain a lot from working together. Our past relations has been difficult, but past is the past.

x Abdul Hamid II

Germany and Russia have had a different relationship, but with the signing of the treaty this finally has passed. A bright future awaits our countries!

x Kaiser Wilhelm III

X Tsar Nicholas II

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Russia has no intentions to enter this war and will trade with both sides. As the warring powers are unable to deal with the Turkestani crisis we will indeed take it upon our own shoulders.

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OOC: Are you sure that America's declaration of war can get approved by Congress? After the war with Russia (and in which the US and Britain were allies) President Hay might not get a majority to approve.

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Canada has had effective self-government since 1867.

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The Russian Empire: Late 1905

• We extend our recognition to the new governments of Norway and Serbia and hope for peaceful and prosperous relationships with both--especially the Serbs.
• It has become entirely clear that only Russia has the capability to not only end the violence in Central Asia but to rule and develop a region consisting primarily of nomads and primitive agrarian tribes. Therefore, we declare the dissolution of the Turkestani Republic and will immediately begin the process of reunification as provinces of the Russian Empire, along with continuing the valiant fight against the butchers of women and children.
• The return of Sevastopol is of course a relief for our ability to function in the Black Sea. Another step in rebuilding Russia has been taken.
• Okhrana will capture and deal with any Communist threat from the civilian population or from disloyal elements in the military. The Russian workers will hopefully be placated with the reform proposals I hope to implement (I talked about those in last turn's answers).
• After a parade in Petrograd to bring back a flare of loyalty and patriotism, troops will move into Finland to reoccupy it immediately, seizing the major coastal cities of Helsinki and Turku first and then pacifying the countryside.

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The Communist Manifesto was published in 1848...

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FTR, I was planning a strike against either Austria-Hungary or Turkey in the next turn.