Vanuku

[Kubrick]

Ties severed with Xsampa over "threats against the Empire"
12 May 5573, Wiel, Kingdom of Wrnuke, Empire of the Jelbic Peoples


The new naval base in Vascania is a joint project between Wrnuke and Beiteynu, showcasing increased military cooperation.

The Prefect of the Council, esteemed General Grzkai Krlmékez, announced today that the Kingdom of Wrnuke and the Empire of the Jelbic Peoples as a greater unity will sever its formal ties with the Xsampan Democratic Republic, more commonly known as Xsampa. For the past several decades Wiel has tolerated Xsampa in global affairs and maintained neutral to friendly-leaning ties with the socialist regime. The two nations even traded raw materials with each other and for a while a rare Xsampan yak was even hosted in the largest zoo of Wrnuke. Now this all comes to an end as the nation responds to Xsampa's threats made in April this year. The government of Xsampa decided to denounce Beiteynu for constructing a military naval base on an island off the Vascanian coast, omitting that this is a joint project with the Kingdom of Wrnuke. The Jelbic state has long had friendly ties with several regimes in Vascania. In response to not getting a reward for releasing Beiteynuese hostages the socialist junta issued a 'ReStRi' against Beiteynu, a loyal member state of the Jelbic Empire. For Wiel this was one slight too many and as such the existing trade deals were severed between the two nations. Prefect Krlmékez made it clear that "totalitarian socialists and communists across the globe are a threat to the free world." Many see this as the first step of the Jelbic Empire to take harsher steps against dictatorial leftist regimes all over the globe, though the Prefect also sent reassurances towards the Zardic neighbours to the south: "The only sane socialists we have seen are our Augustan brothers in Zardugal, who maintain a level head and seek cooperation instead of aiming for provocation." 

The II. Vlótzgrsho near Vascania has been re-assembled after Lourenne failed to join its own anti-piracy initiative, though the Ministry of Defence remains positive that the Canrillaise Kingdom will pull through. "A large part of our fleet being here is focused on global cooperation, negotiations are ongoing but we feel positive about its outcome." The new carrier KJW Rímsa has joined the II. Vlótzgrsho and assumed its duties as the new flagship of that fleet. The fleet will now focus on its anti-piracy mission and to counter any Xsampan naval presence near the new naval base. In another development several Xsampan spies, some of them retired, have apparently been exposed. An anonymous document was posted across several forum boards online naming Xsampan individuals. On some message boards it came with a message alluding to them being "special agents of Xsampa". The government of the Xsampan Democratic Republic has denied these allegations. The names however seem to match several figures known to have served, or currently serving, with Xsampa's intelligence service. Some news sources speak of foul play, saying the RSB released the names to compromise any of them on foreign missions. The RSB, Wrnuke's intelligence agency, has denied these "baseless allegations".

Krsyiji Sagmot'l (United Media) is the national news agency of Wrnuke, it is decidedly pro-government but can at times be critical of it.