IN THE NEWS: JANUARY-JUNE 1912
Warsaw Reporter - January 9th
The situation in Ukraine has deteriorated even further. Simon Petlura was called by the Russian Government to Moscow for negotiation, but he has already set his demands to the Russian Government:
1. Full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.
2. Agreement to an independent Ukraine.
3. Immunity to any and all Ukrainians living throughout Russia and Ukraine.
He has refused to meet in Moscow because of fears that it was a trap set by the Tsar.
Meanwhile, bombs have destroyed more military regimens throughout Ukraine. In Kiev, most of the Russian troops have been either expelled or imprisoned by the armed militias. People are expecting a government to be formed in Kiev by Petlura's partisans.
Jerusalem News - January 19th
The Arab economy has collapsed after the Persians' successful invasion. Food shortages have made the population in Mecca extremely restless. A Communist Party has risen again after the period of repression initiated by the Mullahs.
Meanwhile, Egypt has occupied the Sinai Peninsula. The Arab troops in Northern Azerbaijan have mostly surrendered peacefully and been disarmed by the Azerbaijani and Persian forces, and the few that resisted have been easily defeated, but civilian resistance is extremely strong. A Northern Azerbaijani government has formed in Rostov as a Theocratic Republic. The South Azerbaijani government has declared that it seeks to reunite all of Azerbaijan into independence, but the Rostov government has thus far refused to reunite with "the decadent southerners".
In Kuwait, nationalists have taken to the streets to cheer on the formation of a Kuwaiti Parliament to elect a monarch to rule a new, independent Kingdom of Kuwait.
Persian advance into Arabia has also been very successful, and Riyadh has been captured, with heavy resistance and thus a heavy toll on life of not just Arabian soldiers but also Arabian people. When the Persian armies marched into the city and forced the Grand Ayatollah of Riyadh to resign from his post as governor of the province, they walked among corpses of the Resistance and the ruins of the city's largest museum.
Montreal News - February 3rd
South of the border, the Europhiliac government has been overthrown by the American Nationalists and its members have been tried by the Nationalist tribunals for crimes against the American people. The Nationalists have overturned the decrees of the ousted regime and have made the country into a Parliamentary Republic yet again. The Americans are beginning to return to New York and Boston after being forced to leave their homes and the Europeans in both cities are being transported to Richmond, a city that was also once filled with Americans that has now been devoted to house the Europeans and the entire province and city of Richmond have been placed under martial law to weed out any other collaborators in the year-long repression of the Americans.
Oslo Times - February 12th
After a valiant resistance, the Danes have been overrun. A group of collaborationists in the Royal Court itself, hoping to gain from collaborating with the Germans whom they saw as "the winners in this war no matter what" betrayed and killed the Danish Royal family. They were apprehended soon after the deed by the Palace Guard but Copenhagen was already undergoing yet another German campaign of bombardment and the army was unable to withstand it. The King's cousin managed to escape to London before the Germans occupied the harbor and managed to intercept the escaping ship. A reduced army and a restored resistance has formed to fight the Germans yet again but this time the Germans were prepared and as they invaded they eliminated many of the former leaders and potential rebels.
Chengdu Times - February 26th
The Central Asian and Russian armies have invaded Tibet. However, thanks to the Himalayas, the armies only occupied the frontier-land. Some Tibetese troops have been killed but many withdrew to the mountains and have set up defenses there.
Meanwhile, the Tibetese and Japanese governments have both declared open collaboration with PRC, and have become like Manchuria puppets.
Lwow News - March 7th
Simon Petlura has formed a independent democratic government in Kiev, the Ukrainian National Republic. A Parliament has formed and has declared that it is willing to negotiate with Russia but only if the Russians withdraw from Ukraine and agree to meet in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, rather than Moscow in what they called "the Lion's Den".
Warsaw Reporter - March 9th
The Polish Army has invaded Bohemia and overwhelmed the smaller Bohemian army. The civilians have been rather passive and only in Prague itself is there any significant dissent.
Paris Gazette - March 18th
Copenhagen has been burned to the ground by the Germans! For several weeks prior to this destruction of the pride of Denmark, the city has served primarily as a concentration camp for captured resistance and army members while the civilian population was evacuated to the nearby countryside. In total, about 2 million Danes burned with the city as barricades and German troops blocked the only ways out of the city. This is already a hugely-demoralizing blow to the Danish Resistance and the scattered remnants are often no longer receiving help from Danish townspeople and villagers who are afraid of German massacres.
Constantinople Times - March 22nd
As the last counteroffensive failed, the Arab Communist Party has successfully overthrown the Mullah with the overwhelming support of the city police. The only blood spilt in the coup was that of the Mullah. Communist leaders have declared the Arab People's Republic and, with their small army that they gathered for weeks, have asked the Persians for a cease-fire for negotiation.
Benghazi Times April 2nd
The armies of Libya have poured into Nubia, easily overtaking the capital and destroying the Zulu puppet regime there. Assisted by the leftist nationalist opposition, the Libyans have managed to take over the northern half of Nubia. The death toll among the Zulu armies is higher due to constant sabotage by Nubian people.
Mauritanians have also invaded West Africa to return the Republicans to control over the nation. Liberia and Nigeria have been liberated by the Mauritanians and Republicans, but the Communists have managed to hold on to Monrovia, the capital and main goal of the armies, and the Cameroonian provinces.
The Somalian armies have invaded northern Zululand, where the majority of the population is composed of Somalians. The Zulu Somalians are not all united however half are ardent Communists and supporters of the regime, while the other half are celebrating their reunion with their homeland. The Somalians penetrated all the way to the western coast of that province and thus have cut the land link between the Zulu armies fighting in West Africa and Nubia.
Astrakhan Times April 24th
The Turkestani Communists have won control of their Parliament! They have easily overtaken the National Democratic and Fascist parties by winning 95% of the seats! The people of Aqtau have been reported to be cheering and dancing in the streets in celebration of the Communist victory.
Warsaw Reporter May 3rd
An explosion in the center square of Prague has left 200 Polish troops and about 300 Bohemians wounded or dead. The general in command in the city has already assured the Polish government that the perpetrators will be apprehended immediately.
Lwow News May 25th
More Russian troops have been killed engaged in battle with the Ukrainians as the Petlura and Tsarist governments have yet to negotiate a peace. Petlura has already assured his countrymen that any deal making Ukraine a servant to Russia will be rejected by him.
Nairobi News May 28th
Zulu ships are being attacked and sunk by a mysterious attacker. So far, 700 have been destroyed by an apparently enormous mystery fleet.
Saigon Times June 6th
Suspected communists around the country have been sent to labor camps by the government. The camps are anything but filled, as there are few communists in the USEA.
Chengdu Times June 12th
The Russians and Central Asians have suffered major losses at the hands of the Tibetese army. The Russian troops, more accustomed to harshly-cold weather, have had more luck penetrating into the mountains, but the Central Asians are being easily decimated not just by the weather but by the Tibetese army and people who seem to pop out from under every rock.
Gibraltar City Courier June 20th
The Italian Army has routed the Spaniards. The Spanish troops have been pushed back to the pre-war border. However, the people of Gibraltar are getting restless, wary of the long time of Italian rule and wishing to have a say in their fate and sovereignty. Independence movements are springing up.
Tashkent News June 28th
The war has had a horrible effect on Central Asia internally, the economy becoming quickly strained. People are in the streets protesting against continued involvement in the war and in the Kyrgyzstan province the demonstrators are also beginning to chant anti-Russian slogans, blaming Russia on Central Asias involvement in such a disastrous war with a peaceful country such as Tibet, with whom Central Asia never had any problems.
NPC Diplomacy
From North Azerbaijan
To Persia and South Azerbaijan:
We are willing to sign peace and will not make war, but we will not accept reunion with the South as we do not agree ideologically. We also expect Persian troops to withdraw from our border territory.
From South Azerbaijan
To North Azerbaijan:
All Azerbaijani people should be together under one nation or else we will perish! Put your petty difference from us aside for once and think about the good of the nation!
From Arab Peoples Republic
To Persia:
How about peace? Our proposed terms:
Arabia cedes the Sinai to Egypt.
The independence of Azerbaijan, Iraq, and Kuwait, are recognized.
The Kuwaiti government should hold a free popular referendum as to what government should take over their nation, INCLUDING COMMUNIST PARTICIPATION IN THE REFERENDUM.
Persia withdraws from the remains of Arabia.
From Ukrainian National Republic
To Russia:
End this fratricidal feud and let us become independent. If you truly care for the common good, you will give us our freedom. Otherwise, your entire notion as a democratic nation and a protector of democracy is nothing but a sham.
OOC
Stats will be done a bit later, so dont ask any questions about why was this not changed or whatever, because its simply not done.
From now on, updates will only be on weekends, because I forgot how difficult it is to do school work and a good update on the same afternoon.
