Vanuku

[Kubrick]

Military ramps up rearmament citing global threats

A young female sergeant of the Taghereklemkai Krpz during a winter readiness exercise earlier this month.

6 March 5682, Wiel, Kingdom of Wrnuke
With elections coming up next year the Jez Shrmoishto are trying to tackle more popular problems. As part of the economic resurgence plan there have been only limited investments in the military, though several contracts were signed with the defence industry of the Kingdom. A rising political issue within the nation is the isolated state of Wrnuke. Attempts to set up diplomatic relations with Zardugal are met with difficulty, as the nation has gone full isolation. Jelbe is in chaos, and while the nation is actively providing aid it is yet to be seen whether the Jelbic brothers are going to be fruitful allies. In Barmenistan there is a similar isolated silence as from Zardugal. All in all the nation stands alone. Minister of Foreign Affairs Dwít Z'nstro has been in fruitful contact with the ancient allies in Pontesi, and the nation is soon expecting to announce a stronger partnership between the Kingdom and their old friends. Further contacts have also been made with the banking city of Tel Bira, a famously neutral city state that is entering an increasingly precarious situation with the tensions in the Yeudi lands. Amidst all this the impression within Wiel, and the broader population, is that Wrnuke must be able to defend itself from any and all threats.

This came as a liberation for Minister of Defence Heijmai Tnés-Pndr, a member of the conservative-liberal Lofrkadé Péashro, the most hawkish partner in the Jez Shrmoishto. The Minister is a scion of the Tnés-Pndr dynasty, one of the recognised 'great families' by the royal house. She herself holds no title, though she has previously served in the armed forces of the Worldburnerist regime. Now she sits as the nominal leader of Wrnuke's military, and in past years she has already pushed through several reforms: "The armed forces were a force of stagnation after the dismantling of Beiteynu, no peacekeeping missions, no interventions, no conflicts. Slowly the military had transformed into a tool of the Politburo to oppress the Jelbic peoples it was supposed to protect. In the last few years we have fully reformed the structure of our armed forces, but now it is time for the next step: rearmament." Minister Tnés-Pndr announced four new contracts for modernised rifles, infantry fighting vehicles (IFV's), fast moving self-propelled artillery, modern drones, and a very substantial new budget for the naval forces. The details of the naval budget were not disclosed to the public, though dozens of refits of Worldburnerist vessels are expected. The two aircraft carriers of the nation are both in drydock at the moment, they were placed here by the transitional government. Minister Tnés-Pndr wishes to see them both return to sea to head two carrier fleets, though she also expressed how valuable the submarine arm of Wrnuke's naval forces is.

Krsyiji Sagmot'l (United Media) is the national news agency of Wrnuke, it is bound by law to give neutral news to the nation.