Pelasgia
Established Nation
Marshal Leon Vatatzidis sat comfortably in his leather chair, behind the oak wood office of the President of the Pelasgian Union. Behind him hanged a portrait of the late President Notaras, who had done more for Pelasgian in death than in life, while, in the corner of his screen, a large icon of Christ the Pantokrator could be seen, dressed in Propontine imperial regalia and holding a book with some inscription from the New Testament.
"You are connected, Your Excellency," said Alexandros, his trusted assistant. "The connection is direct and secure. We have received confirmation from our colleagues @Bajorország and @Tarusa ."
Vatatzidis nodded. "Good. Let us begin then." He looked directly at the wall across from him, where the figures of the Pannonian and Tarusan leaders were displayed on a screen. "Good day, Your Excellencies. I wished that we could have met in person, but present circumstances make us pressed for time. No matter; one of the items I wish to discuss in this meeting is a more permanent and official cooperation between our three proud Nations; at Mr. Schönbrunn, the Pannonian Foreign Minister's most kind suggestion, a future meeting officiating our coalition could be held in Kipest.
"Moving on to the matter at hand: what is to be done with regard to Pannonia, and the Populist interference in that sovereign nation. It is our belief that the principle of national sovereignty, which has upheld peace in our world for a long time, should be protected from short-sighted, puritan zealots and overseas imperialists--these being Remion and the Federation, respectively. To this end, we would recommend a joint front on two axes: firstly, consistent diplomatic cooperation to denounce the Populists' initiatives and to deny them any recognition and participation. We will not share any negotiating table with the separatists; we will only suffer to meet with the Populists who really pull their strings. Moreover, given Remion's illegal and abrupt escalation, and the large-scale drills near its border, we must face the harsh reality that our adversaries might be preparing--or might have already undertaken--a armed intervention. Therefore, Pelasgia and Tarusa should be ready to deploy more materiel and troops to Pannonia. Our current numbers are a good start, but a wider lend-lease program and a presence through unmarked operatives or mercenaries would be ideal. Pannonia's own forces should be on high alert, given Remion's actions, as I am certain that this situation could very will escalate beyond an aerial invasion.
"Finally, our intelligence agencies should be constantly coordinating. Wars today are won through information. We must establish news outlets, think-tanks, activist groups, and the like, all of which will appear impartial but will truly be funded and controlled by us behind the scenes, in order to promote the true narrative of events in Pannonia. Medical groups and news sites, as well as armies of fact-checkers and online trolls, would be extremely useful in this regard. The State Security Service of the Pelasgian Union already has a division dedicated to these tasks, and we would be glad to assist in this regard."