Luthori

[Ligbruderkrieg]

Imperial General Headquarters places Prosperity Fleet on alert; send CSG Regina to Mad Dog Ocean for reinforcements.
May 5736

Following the Kalistani provocation on Luthorian naval vessels patrolling in the Schismatic Sea, the Luthorian government has adopted a more agressive tone in relations to the tensions between the Kalistani and Luthorian fleets in the Schismatic Sea.

Originally, the crisis started with the Luthorian Navy sending the Clockwork CSG into the Schismatic Sea, a move which was considered very negatively in Kaliburg and prompted a response with the Third Kalistani Fleet being placed in the same area as the Clockwork CSG.

Now with the shooting of “warning” shots into the HMS Warcury, a Type-36 frigate that was only recently placed into the command of the HMS Emperor Richard II aircraft carrier, the crisis has only escalated further as the Imperial General Headquarters announced that the Prosperity Fleet was placed under high alert and expected to keep readiness level at maximum.

Already, the ILN announced that the CSG Regina of the Homeland Fleet was to be moved to the Mad Dog Ocean to provide additional cover to the CSG Clockwork.

For the Navy Headquarters and the Imperial Government, the message through the sending of the HMS Duke of Alchester aircraft carrier in the Mad Dog Ocean and the implementation of an alert mode into the Prosperity Fleet is clear: Luthori will not yield to pressure and will stand its ground in the defence of an ally’s coast.

A statement from the Minister of State for Seleya stated that: “War might be upon us at any moment, Kaliburg’s continued escalation of the conflict through the illegal shelling of one of our naval vessels have led this avoidable diplomatic squabble to go into these borders. The Imperial Luthorian Navy shall not be intimidated into submission. We will protect Mordusia’s east coast. We will stay in the Schismatic Sea, whether Kalistan likes it or not.”

The Regina CSG’s deployment in the Mad Dog Ocean has been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence, which, at the request of the Prime Minister, called an emergency meeting of the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, Defence Secretary to discuss potential actions to take up from here.

“We want to preserve the peace in the world, but our patience has limited and if we are pushed to shove, Luthori will have no regrets standing up for herself.” stated a press spokesperson for Malvin Palace.

The Luthorian Prime Minister, the Lord Wittfield has informed His Imperial Majesty Emperor Edward VII of the possibility of a war in Mordusia and the Schismatic Sea and has reaffirmed, according to our informations, to the monarch of the government’s willingness to risk it all to protect the Imperial Confederation’s sovereignty and integrity.

Lord Wittfield has already talked to the Mordusian Prime Minister regarding the tensions unfolding close of Mordusian soil.

With war potentially on the horizon, political reactions in Luthori have been mixed, the right-wing and nationalist parties have all “rallied around the flag” demanding to the Prime Minister to make Luthori’s “voice respected in the world stage” by continuing to escalate the conflict with Kalistan until Luthorian demands be met.

On the left, while remaining postive about a potential agreement, the mood is more sober, and the possibility of war leaves the political left divided between patriots and those who are pacifists all the way.