Luthori

[Ligbruderkrieg]

OOC: Please note that this post is retconned and effectively there is no sort of armed conflict or escalation from Luthori with/to Rutania.
~ GreekIdiot

The Cross and Believer

Imperial Luthorian Army to monitor Rutanian border.

April 5624

Fort William, Luthori - The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Luthori's diplomatic arm has been relatively silent on the recent rise of Thallerism in Rutania. This silence from Bismarck Palace was considered to be "highly suspicious" by foreign and domestic analysts and news organisations such as the International Press Corps who stated in its last report that the Luthorian Government's "deafening silence about the very concerning situation in Rutania is unlikely to draw much confidence in the Luthorian State's ability to conduct military operations nor push forward effective counterreactions against the Thallerist regime in the West". Luthorian strategy about the Rutanian regime has been unclear, as the Thallerist have been known as a family of global influence and connections, while the Luthorians quietly ignored the Thallerists around the World, when a Thaller seized power in Rutania in a move that the Imperial Foreign Intelligence Agency considered as "unlikely, albeit normal in this troubled world".

State Secretary for National Security today confirmed that Luthorian troops were assembling next to the Rutanian border as a deterrent against the Rutanian Government. "The Rutanian government's actions against its own people worries us very much here in Luthori and we cannot tolerate the existence of such a regime in Luthori's border territories.", he stated in regards to the Luthorian Government's position. The Citadel, Luthori's military headquarters released a statement about the Luthorian Armed Forces' recent maneuver on the Rutanian border, stating that the Luthorian Armed Forces that were stationned in the area, where due to "heavy concerns" about the new Rutanian regime's volatile nature and its seemingly worrying nature for the Artanian continent.

As a conference in Altea was announced to discuss global security concerns among all nations of the World, the Luthorians will be represented by the Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State, Matthew Cromwell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Matilda Brakenbrooke. Her presence was particularily noticed as it's unusual for a Chancellor of the Exchequer to travel abroad in such sensible government meetings at the international level, with neither Crown Street nor Bismarck Palace stating any reason for her presence in the Conference. Prime Minister MacGregor is stated to be absent from the proccedings in Altea, with the Prime Minister's residence stating that a "cold" prevented him from attending the proccedings in person.

Secretary of State for Defence Anthony Taylor, who was appointed in this position following George Howard's resignation following the release of papers detailing his affair with a woman of the name of Margaret Stanford, permantely destroying his political career, even though he was placated to the position of Parliamentary Secretary for Parliamentary Protocols, before his resignation as an MP.

Regardless, announcements are expected in the next few days as Luthorian air and ground forces remains in high alert due to the Thaller taking over.

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