Communists and Czarists Launch Offensives During the Start of Peace TalksPainting showing a battle during the czarist offensive in the southern frontWith a retaliative stalemate after several disasters in the first year of fighting, both sides are on the move. Both sides are jockeying for a good position, however, diplomats from the Communist side say that neither offensive has changed much and both sides look even. Here are the individual updates for each front.
Western FrontThe offensive began in May, when troops under the man that liberated the capital, General Lakatos Renátó, launched an offensive in the northern part of the front against troops under Field Marshall Radomir Milenkovic. There were about 150,000 rebels and 100,000 Czarist troops in the front. The communist push was steady, and by July they had pushed the main Czarist force out of Ushalande. Seeing an opportunity, Milenkovic ordered an offensive in the southern flank of the army in mid June. The forces under General Caslav Slovak started to collapse, forcing more troops to be diverted from the main offensive. The momentum on the main offensive is stalling as the Czarist forces continue their relentless assault, but that is also slowing down.
Southern FrontIn June, forces under Field Marshall Braslav Pasic decided to try to link up both Czarist pockets. This was the second attempt at trying to achieve that objective. The offensive achieved major initial progress, but stalled in mid July when Field Marshall Oskar Horváth took advantage of an overextended Pasic and managed to take the entirety of the eastern border. The Czarist forces regrouped and managed to prevent a full on rout, stalling the rebel advance.
Communists Accept Trigunian Diplomats Foreign Minister Nenad Levitsky of the communist government accepted the diplomats from Trigunia. He laid out his initial set of terms this morning. "All terms are negotiable", according to him
1. The established revolutionary government shall be the new ruling government of Deltaria.
2. Trigunia will abandon its airbase in Deltaria.
3. Any leading military figure of the old regime will be given a chance to go into exile.
4. Any member of the nobility and royal family will be imprisoned.
5. Reparations will be payed to the Trigunian government for both the airbase and to any damages to it's citizens and military equipment.
He has said that he is willing to go for a 2 state option. This has had resistance from Andrya Voitenko, a leading female figure in the revolution and part of the party central committee. She is also a member of the Supreme Congress and has said that "I will fight to ensure that the light of revolution reaches all of our citizens".