Russia will prove itself the more pacifistic religion by refusing to declare a crusade. Do the papal p[owers have any real effect EQ? do the NPN's act in no rational fasion for some reason or do you have them do random things for fun? ie: the Vikings who i just recently visited have just anbandoned me.
oh, lord this'l be tough. I command my patriotic citizens to burn crops rather than let them fall into the hands of the Enemy (It worked against Napoleon and Hitler both) I remind the Catholic Leaders that they have ignored one of histories great lessons: They have become involved in a land war in Asia. My troops are to perform only guerrilla raids during summer, Spring and Early fall, Pushing the Invaders out under General Winter (Not a person, the season is meant by this phrase) The Army is to upgrade to the best of their ability and the fleet is to destroy, to the best of their ability, any German or Roman ships it comes in contact with. My people are urged to riot and revolt against the invaders.
To any Nation willing to listen, and with the courage to stand against the Roman Swarm;
They are engulfing us. i do not pretend to make my war seem victorious when it is not. Russia is dying bit by bit at the hands of the invaders. If you do not help me you will be the next. I do not presume to make threats, but there is no room in rome for toleration. They will not allow you to worship in the way you please, or even allow you to have your own culture. Nothing short of rank intolerance pushes their ravenous troops forward over the once peaceful Russian landscape. Scarring my land, my people, draining our very lifesblood with every iron heel that presses down on our nation, waiting for the day it will have the opprotunity to press down on yours. Our Women and children lay in shackles as our men are placed upon the block and forced from their religion, from their very souls under penalty of death, my only solace in the number of executions, those who would not surrender to Rome and bow down to it's tyrrany. I assure you that when they place me myself, king of my once great nation, upon that stand i shall not leave it alive. Their troops will remain after i am dead though, and those of you who entertain illusions concerning the freedom of your states and it's continuing nature had best tremble when we fall, knowing the Roman and German bloodlust is far from sated, the world is not yet their toy. They shall not cease until it is.
In the Name of Freedom,
King Ivan the Third, Emperor of Russia, defiant to the last.