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[Sunrisia]

Daredi-Born Sunrisian Artist Temma Releases The Song “99 Luftballons” In Her Native Language About Nuclear War

Our channel is not a political one, but an entrainment one, focused strictly on music. However, we sometimes cross over into politics here or other spheres of life, when musicians decide to as well. They are showing or reminding us that some of these things are not alternate planes of existence that do not directly impact us that much. In fact, they are directly part of all of our lives. And that is what happened with the case that we are going to discuss now.

Daredi-born Sunrisian musician Temma has released a song with an “in-your-face” political message meant to be a harsh attack on some Sunrisian politicians. The song is titled “99 Luftballons.” It is a German-language song, the first language of the Daredi-born singer, which she spoke and speaks at home. Sunrisian is her second language. While only the version in the singer’s native tongue exist, Temma said that a Sunrisian-language version is coming soon as well.

Temma – “99 Luftballons”

“99 Luftballons”, with an accompanying music video, despite a somewhat cheerful tone, is a metaphor for nuclear war. It is an obvious critique aimed at the Convet, where a sum of lawmakers from different parties over at the parliament, have offered to return to nuclear proliferation. It basically means that they are calling for Sunrisia to get back to making nuclear weapons again to grow this country’s arsenal or stockpile. Temma and her band are obviously making their stance known and suggesting that this move would raise the threat of nuclear annihilation higher than it has been so far. And that is risque especially now, when Sunrisia is having some many tensions and open conflicts with some countries. It just so happens that a lot of those countries have nuclear weapons too and if this suggestion to get back to a nuclear race goes through, it could trigger a chain reaction. Other countries could get back to making nuclear weapons too as a response to us, while more new countries could try acquiring a missile or a bomb. And with that kind of situation, that is when we could all go up in flames at any moment. Goodbye, planet Sunalaya. So, in a way, Temma is not just criticizing our guys, but the prospect of a nuclear race and nuclear annihilation as a result of multiple countries being to blame, but in this case, she is obviously saying that the Convet’s consideration of doing so, would make Sunrisia the one to trigger such a possible downward spiral towards ending all life on Sunalaya.

With quarantine in force, Sunrisians cannot really go out there in masses and show their position through street activism. People have found other ways to do it. And now, we see another case, where musicians are once again using their voice to spread a message as well. This has always been the case with art, but in the days of the quarantine, it is especially useful to get a conversation going or at least make people notice or consider something.

This week’s #1 across multiple charts in Sunrisia:

Vīolétâ Másâ (Purple Mass) – “Momentum”

[Ophioneus]

PVAX-20 Confirmed in Ophioneus

Solar-Thermal Plant

Jamestown RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 has been confirmed to have arrived in Ophioneus. All passengers onboard flight OP-531 have been quarantined as a result of one passenger testing positive for the virus. The entire group of 232 passengers and crew have been moved to a temporary military shelter outside of Fort. Iva, seventeen kilometers from Jamestown. Ippolit Andrey and Alexander Karev released a rare joint public statement applauding the military's effort to quarantine incoming travelers. "Thanks to the generosity of Engleberg, we have begun manufacturing tests and administering them to incoming travelers", the statement said. This has allowed for "the process of quarantining to be sped up." Indeed, the National Works Program and Federal Armed Forces have recently been under criticism for failing to deliver food and water to several passengers stranded in hotel rooms. Now, many experts predict that the pressure building for the logistics will be reduced over time.

Currently, there are an insufficient number of tests to test all incoming travelers upon arrival. In addition, test results can take days to come back. "Currently, this system has a lag time. Hopefully, we can reduce that wait time to fifteen minutes," said Professor Velka, a researcher at the Jamestown Polytechnic Institute. "Until the, incoming travelers must be isolated to prevent RETRIT-20 from getting a foothold in the country." Despite the National Assembly's unity on closing boarders, several incoming citizens have launched a lawsuit against the government. Over videochat, one passenger said "this is captivity against our will", and "an affront to what the Federation stands for."


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[Sunrisia]

Another Song About Nuclear War Released – “Aétêrnái Júvênăs” (Forever Young) By Lutenian

Welcome back to WtF Music Television. Sorry, but we are getting into the world of politics against, since Sunrisian musicians have entered the latest phase of releasing songs with political messages and undertones in them. We had recently discussed the Daredi-born Sunrisian musician Temma and her new, vintage-style song – “99 Luftballons”, aimed against Sunrisian politicians promoting the return to building more nuclear weapons in order to grow the national arsenal and increase stockpile.

Temma has apparently started a real trend among Sunrisian musicians with her track. The song is meant not just as an attack on select politicians, but the Convet as well, for giving off the vibe like it is seriously discussing the pro-nuclear camp’s proposition and giving it serious attention. However, the song attacks the prospect of a nuclear war overall, which could become a reality if another round of nuclear arms race starts among multiple countries. So technically, all nuclear powers come under fire by Temma, no pun intended. However, the artist makes it clear that Sunrisia could be the trigger of this new round of a possible new international nuclear arms race and ultimately the nuclear annihilation of the planet that could result from it. Our country or at least the people in our government, are the top targets of this cheerful-sounding song about a nuclear apocalypse.

And now, Temma has arguably started a trend, although it is possible that the trend was started by real life actions of the Sunrisian Convet themselves, who are causing other musicians to voice their citizen position and reach out to more people via their music. The band Lutenian (not Lutentian like the ocean, but Lutenian as an unrelated name) have released their own song targeting nuclear weapons’ proponents in the Sunrisian government, the prospect of a nuclear war, and the beauty of life with so much still left to do, to achieve, to dream about, to love, to reconnect, to make to new connections, to discover or rediscover purpose, to make good deeds, to enjoy life, to embrace the beauty of the world. The song is called – “Aétêrnái Júvênăs” (Forever Young). It is an uplifting tune, which discusses disturbing subject matter in an uplifting, otherworldly tone and spiritual tone. Although Temma’s song “99 Luftballons” does stand out as a happy-sounding song, which hides dark subject matter of a nuclear apocalypse, “Aétêrnái Júvênăs” (Forever Young) by Lutenian is uplifting and inspiring in its’ own, more magical or cosmic way. Also, apart from taking a large aim at the Sunrisian politicians, “Aétêrnái Júvênăs” (Forever Young) tries to attack the prospect of nuclear war overall and thus takes more of an aim at all countries that are nuclear states, nuclear powers or aspiring nuclear states and nuclear powers. The song says that all these countries with their rivalry, will doom the planet. Therefore, it calls upon those in the governments of such countries, citizens of such countries, and humanity overall to prioritize other things and shift focus to the beauty of life and the world, and instead focusing on preserving that.

Lutenian – “Aétêrnái Júvênăs” (Forever Young)

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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Deputy Prime Minister Nikau Pasvecal Talks Border Security Measures At Parliament

New Vesvai’s Deputy Prime Minister Nikau Pasvecal has visited the Parliament to discuss border security measures. This is a continuation of the discussion initiated by the Interior Ministry. The Parliament already talked about it. Now the head of government wants to hear from the MPs and the MPs want to hear from the head of government. Deputy PM Nikau Pasvecal has admitted that he has been talking to quarantined New Vesvai’s Prime Minister Adi Letago a lot over the phone lately. Deputy PM Pasvecal wants to keep the Prime Minister updated on what has been happening in the nation and within the government. But he also wants the actual head of government to give his position on certain decisions before they are made. PM Letago should exit quarantine in a week and reassume his positions.

Deputy PM Nikau Pasvecal told MPs that he personally and PM Letago support the Interior Ministry giving a list of measures that could be applied for increased border security at the time when there’s some struggle happening across the border. But the Deputy PM also still welcomed recommendations from the governing parties in the coalition and from the opposition. On both camps there appears to be an agreement that the Vesvaian Revolutionary Army should be given a larger role in border policing than just leaving it to the actual border guards. VRA basically already controls the land border and even air border because the Vesvaian Revolutionary Army is always policing skies near the border. The Vesvaian Revolutionary Navy has somewhat of a smaller presence at the sea border leaving it to the coast guard who control the movement of transport and cargo ships into New Vesvai. Those ships include the ones coming from the Union too. But the navy has boosted its presence in New Vesvai’s waters over the Sunrisian and Rezuan conflict. With guerillas in the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai and military action by Union’s troops near New Vesvai’s border the Interior Ministry, the head of government and the Parliament support giving the navy a larger role in border policing.

The Parliament is expected to vote on these deployments after the monologue of Deputy PM Nikau Pasvecal and follow-up discussion with the MPs on the issue.

[Baggnagia]

Baggnagian Military Council endorses talks with UVN after the Baggnagian Socialist Government in exile proposes creating an Eastern Bloc with EDR, Librira and non-Socialist Ophioneus

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – The Socialist Government of Baggnagia in exile based in Kreisow, Englean Democratic Republic continues being active. Most recently it proposed creating an Eastern Bloc with Baggnagia under the Socialists, EDR, Librira and Ophioneus as potential founding members of such a union. The exiled Baggnagian Socialists saw this as a union of nations with a Socialist ideology in an alliance incorporating Socialist nations of Eastern Ventismar and Western Ophion. The Socialist Government of Baggnagia in exile described this as a foreign policy priority when they supposedly return to power in Baggnagia that they continue to claim while considering the Military Council illegitimate. Exiled Socialist government’s Baggnagian President Sylva Čérny and their Chamber of Deputies Speaker Liavon Jakavienka II are primary proponents and endorsers of this Eastern Bloc idea with much enthusiasm about it.

So far the only reaction they had was from Ophioneus whose leader said clearly that his nation is not Socialist. That was everything said. It could be a hint that Ophioneus is not interested in joining this Eastern Bloc idea or that it does not support the Socialist ideology dominating this Eastern Bloc but wouldn’t mind forming it otherwise. Even EDR which has given the exiled Baggnagian Socialist Government asylum hasn’t reacted. But there was a theory that EDR is not speaking because it could have been a secret co-author of the Eastern Bloc idea but wanted to make it look like it was only the idea of the Baggnagian Socialists to see how it would resonate. Librira hasn’t reacted so far either but where there’s EDR Librira is not far behind literally and figuratively given the history and ideological similarity. So same suspicions apply in the case of Librira too.

The actual Baggnagian government which is the Military Council of Baggnagia tries not to give too much spotlight to the Socialist Government in exile. It’s not seen as a threat that could match the Baggnagian military government in a fight politically or militarily. So there’s supposedly not intimidation felt. But while trying to maintain this image the Military Council also remains vary of the exiled Socialists still claiming their legitimacy. With correct support and the determination it’s demonstrating the Socialists could make another or multiple attempts at getting back to power in Baggnagia. And that’s what made the Military Council start discussing Baggnagian relations with the Union of Ventismarian Nations (UVN). At today’s session Military Council Chairman Captain General Alexej Reitzik has declared that the Military Council of Baggnagia is endorsing the opening of talks with UVN.

[Menassa]

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Peace In Our Time - King Jannaeus Says No War!

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EDITORS NOTE: Hebrew Text has been redacted due concerns over the sanctity of this paper. English translations of nouns, terms titles, etc are done in a way that mirrors their literal transaltion

Simon bar Antigonus
2.14.5780
33rd day of the Omer

YERYSHALAYIM, MENASSA - From the capital today, the department of Foreign Peoples have issued a statement regarding the various conflicts that are ongoing around the region. At time of reporting, there are two major diplomatic confrontations, one between the nations of Sunrisia and Rezua and between the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai and New Vesvai. Beyond these, there may be hundreds of skirmishes and conflicts throughout the region during any given year, unbeknownst to the Menassan government or to the Menassan press.

Citizens of Menassa have frequently petitioned the government about these conflicts, and regional conflicts in general. Either because Menassan citizens live abroad, or local citizens have family members, business, or relations in those countries in which conflict is taking place. Until now, the King and the department of Foreign Peoples have been silent about the government's official stance on these wars. Further, the Great Court has made no indication of responding legislatively to conflicts in the regions. To some, it may have appeared that the Court and the Government did not acknowledge regional happenings, however nothing could be further from the truth.

Recently, two transcripts have been made available to The Scribe with the intention that the paper will make the transcripts available to the Menassan public and to the international public. The first transcript comes directly from our King Matthias Jannaeus! As Menassan's all know, a transcript directly from the King on such matters of state that are not immediately threatening or alarming is a rare occurrence.

The second transcript comes from the Father of the Great Court Shammai II our Rabbi. Readers should note that this is not an official opinion of the Great Court as they have not convened to discuss these matters, rather it is the opinion of solely the Father of the Great Court.

Below is the transcript The Scribe has received from the palace. The conversation was between our King Matthias Jannaeus and the Minister of Foreign Peoples Yosef Bar Kufya. For background, the minster was asking the king about Menassa's stance on regional conflicts.

Yeah, I have been made aware of the conflicts that the Minister of Foreign Peoples is describing. I have also had the chance to look at the map of our region. Anyone with a perfunctory knowledge of geopolitics knows that Menassa is squarely away from the region's main conflict zones so I wouldn't even entertain our entrance to these conflicts as a possibility. I mean, what was the name of the one Kingdom --Sunrisia? -- that's on a completely different continent waaay to the west of where we are situated at present. And who did you say they were fighting with? Rezua? They are fairly northeast of us. There is a whole swath of land and the people of Ophioneus between us and them so I don't see us entering that conflict anytime soon.

What was the second conflict you were asking me about? Oh yes, some islands off the coast of Rhodevus, something about independence? Commonwealth? I'm not sure, but whatever the case, we won't be entering their conflict.

I am sure you are aware, as you get to it before I do, but we have seen a total of 0 petitions from foreign governments asking for our intervention. We have the Anshei Shlomecha program that Chaiya the Cruel, may her name be erased, started and that's a great program for governments who are seeking entrance into our capital or an audience with our leaders. Any of the governments in question are more than welcome to sign up for the program, or send us a communique, but to date none have.

So in summation, from me looking at this map here, I find the notion of us entering this conflicts to be ridiculous. I mean who makes this stuff up? Do the people not have what to entertain them they need to go looking for wars? It's absurd.

Following that, is the transcript The Scribe has received from the office of the Father of the Great Court Shammai II our Rabbi.

It is written in the Scriptures [HEBREW TEXT REDACTED] "After all this, that Josiah had prepared the Temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, went up to wage war in Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went forth toward him."

Our Rabbis expounded on the phrase [HEBREW TEXT REDACTED] "Went Forth Toward Him" saying: [HEBREW TEXT REDACTED] For he interpreted “and a sword will not pass through your land” to mean that even peaceful armies passing through the land should not pass through your land, but he was unaware of “the sin of the scorners of the generation, who arose to set up behind the door,”

In our time, when we know that there are scorners who have set up their idolatry behind the door, how much more careful should we be about waging war? It is imperative that our King makes the appropriate decision for the security of our nation and that he takes the words of the prophet Yirmiyahu into account.

Furthermore, does not the name of God's capital city [HEBREW TEXT REDACTED] Yerushalayim end with the same root as the word [HEBREW TEXT REDACTED] shalom, meaning peace? Verily if our King should heed the words of God, we will have peace.

At time of reporting, there was no official response from the Palace to the Father of the Court's message. It seems that Menassa will not be going to war, anytime soon.

For The Scribe Simon bar Antigonus reporting.

[Sunrisia]

Sunrisian Drones Under Attack: 1 Of 2 Drones Shot Down By Rezua

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 18 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 6

The Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) has reported a shoot-down of one of its’ military drones, while in the international airspace and over the international waters, above the Lutentian Ocean in the Northwestern Hemisphere. There were 2 Sunrisian drones in the area, one of which was a reconnaissance drone and the other was an armed attack drone, which was sent as an escort and armed protection for both drones. Despite being on the lookout and believed to have been hidden well enough, camouflaged in the skies above, the armed attack drone was hit by an attack from the ground level. It immediately came plummeting down, with no specification if it had landed in the ocean or hit closest dry land. The reconnaissance drone was moved in another direction, but it was not moved back to base from where it was deployed. The military plans to have it continue its’ objective, but the armed forces now have to consider measures of protection for the reconnaissance drone.

The Sunrisian Air Force named Rezua as the perpetrator for the attack, with the most likely motive of retaliating for its’ own drone that was shot down and fished out by a Sunrisian warship in one of the earlier episodes of this confrontation, but with its’ parts never being given back to the owner. With the information still being fresh, the Sunrisian Air Force has not yet presented specifics that confirm this as a Rezuan attack. That being said, other suspects for the attack would be the Englean Kaiserreich and Talvistova in that case, both of whom had increased their military presence in the region, following the escalation of the Sunrisian confrontation with Rezua into more open military hostilities, rather than just rhetorical or ideological one.

Another branch of the military, the Sunrisian Naval Forces, have opened a discussion about sending another fleet over to the Northwestern Hemisphere as part of the Sunrisian posture there, in response to this specific drone shoot-down. There is reportedly no concern for increased close proximity confrontation it would boost between the navy of Sunrisia and the navies of Rezua, the Englean Kaiserreich and Talvistova over in that region.

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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Adi Letago Will Reassume Premiership Tomorrow

Today is the last day of Prime Minister Adi Letago’s self-isolation after having possibly gotten in contact with the virus in a meeting abroad. During this incubation period of nearly a month the Prime Minister hasn’t developed any symptoms. He had two tests throughout this period along with the delegates who accompanied him on that foreign trip. They too were required to stay home and they too feel good with no symptoms. PM Adi Letago says it is safe to assume that he is healthy and the members of that past delegation are healthy too. Letago will be returning to New Vesvai’s premiership tomorrow after this period of unofficial vacation.

In Letago’s absence Deputy Prime Minister Nikau Pasvecal served as New Vesvai’s head of government. PM Adi Letago reportedly resumed head of government functions from home by being in constant contact with the government over the phone and video chat. Letago and New Vesvai’s delegation members from that SOWEFTA and New Vesvai meeting in Creperia were the only people in New Vesvai that have come closest to the virus. Those are the official numbers at least. Since their incubation is done and nobody is sick the Interior Ministry has concluded that a nationwide quarantine isn’t necessary.

But in order to avoid living in quarantine and social distancing or isolation on the inside New Vesvai had to take measures on its borders. All border with neighbor Union of Oblaren and Vesvai have been closed naturally because of hostile relations. Sea borders had been least strict for visa-having travelers by cruise ships in and out. But after recent Sunrisian and Rezuan hostilities at sea all around and also near Oblaren and Vesvai there was a need to get the navy in to guard sea borders. That tightening of security was done because of that and also because of the recently started guerilla and military activity in the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai close to New Vesvai’s borders. So apart from the virus New Vesvai had other reasons to tighten its border security. But related to the virus New Vesvai has put forward travel restrictions for its own citizens going abroad and foreign tourists coming into New Vesvai.

[Sunrisia]

Sunrisia Suspends Visa Exemption For Foreign Citizens Over RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 Virus

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 16 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 8 (+2)

Convet (legislature/parliament) of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia.

Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia has voted in favor of suspending visa exemption for foreign citizens coming into Sunrisia over RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 virus and precautionary measures against the illness. Following the legislative vote, President Addél Dîlectên will have to sign the bill before it goes into force and becomes law. The talks of suspending visa exemption for foreigners coming into Sunrisia has begun when the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 virus first became a realistic threat with its’ rapid spread overseas and the return of first Sunrisian humanitarians from abroad, who were diagnosed with either one of both virus types. MPs have finally gotten around to it.

Sunrisia had visa exemption with 14 countries – 5 Corentian, 1 in-between Corentia and Dogmana which is New Vesvai, and 8 Ventismarian. Unilateral suspension of visa exemption was applied even to allies in MDAA and SOWEFTA. Members of the Egress Alliance have suggested to keep visa exemption with other countries suspended or abolish it entirely, even after the pandemic is over, due to EA being even more isolationist in its’ views than other political forces in the Convet.

At the moment, there are 16 active cases of either RETRIT-20 or PVAX-20 in Sunrisia, as 2 more patients had recovered today. No fatalities have been faced yet and the medical community, including civilian and military medics, hope it will stay that way. 16 virus patients remain in military medical facilities, not having been moved to civilian hospitals yet, with the Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) being concerned that the civilian part of the healthcare system may not contain or cure virus symptoms as effectively as the military facilities. Organizations like the Orentan-based Health and Scientific Advancement Organization (HSAO) are developing a vaccine, using anti-bodies extracted from the blood donated by those, who had recovered. Sunrisia remains in a state of National Quarantine, with the Sunrisian government having decided not to prolong the harsher State of Emergency that was originally imposed and lasted for nearly a month.

In other news:

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• Entertainment News: At the studios of WtF Music Television, electronic musician Meridi debuts “1983.”

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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Prime Minister Adi Letago Enjoys Second Day Of Return While New Vesvai Remains Without Quarantine

New Vesvai’s Prime Minister Adi Letago has returned on Sunday from the lengthy quarantine at home. Colleagues welcomed him back as the head of government. Letago thanked New Vesvai’s Deputy Prime Minister Nikau Pasvecal for filling in for him and for doing great at it. He even hinted that Pasvecal could be nominated by him as successor in Prime Minister’s position in case Letago decides to leave the head of government post before the current term of the government ends until the next general. The return of PM Adi Letago removed partisan politics at least for a little because Letago’s return was greeted with applause from all parties. When the Prime Minister first walked into the Parliament in person he was welcomed by a standing ovation which even got him emotional. PM Letago said he was feeling good and said the same for members of the delegation that accompanied him to the foreign trip where they all encountered the virus. Letago even invited those members of the delegation to come to the Parliament and show themselves to everyone. The Prime Minister said that in case there was a chance he may have caught the virus and has actually recovered from it then it might be possible he now has antibodies. Which is why Letago planned to take another blood test and see if his blood could help out in researching the vaccine. With the only people that came in possible contact with the virus now being safe and not sick New Vesvai will not have to impose quarantine in its own borders after all. But New Vesvai’s borders for outside travel into New Vesvai remain closed.

[Sunrisia]

Chief Justice Of The Superior Court Iúc Bônítâ Testifies Before The Convet On Lustration

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 17 (+1) (Being Treated)

Recovered: 8

Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Iúc Bônítâ is testifying before the Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia today. The Chief Justice is talking about the lustration process aimed against living politicians, the majority of them de facto former politicians, who were in power and were part of the government or the regime, associated with the government or the regime, held any offices in general or were just parts of the political system, during the days of the Republic of Sunrisia, the Absolute Democracy of Sunrisia, North Sunrisia and South Sunrisia during the Division Period (Quasi-Civil War), the Democratic Union of Sunrisia, the short-lived Corentian Confederacy, and finally the Provisional Republic. The lustration process is aimed against living members of past political systems, since all heads of state, their deputies/substitutes/second-in-command and heads of government from those times, are all dead, prematurely or from natural causes. A lot of them were killed in recent times.

The lustration has been singling out living active and former politicians and government officials from the aforementioned past periods in Sunrisian history, in order to take away their right from participating in present-day Sunrisian politics, not to mention prohibiting them from running for any office or joining any present-day state institution or institutions. They will be removed from the political system and not allowed to re-enter. That is a measure aimed at keeping the remnants of past leaderships and past systems of government out of the present-day system of government of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia. Chief Justice Iúc Bônítâ will also be testifying before committees after Convet hearings. The Chief Justice aims to tell the Convet, that MPs, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia and the Attorney General/General Prosecutor, that they must all play no lesser role in the lustration process, in fact even a bigger one than the Superior Court, which has to make rulings and not lead investigations or compiling these sorts of lists.

Lawmakers in the opposition, neutral parties and even some parties in the governing coalition have called for the current Superior Court to overrule the amnesty given to former President Válîd Sâlúbĕr and former President and former Director of the Prime Intelligence Division (PID) Fórî Apstérâ by the previous Superior Court that the current Sunrisian government replaced with the current Superior Court. Being stripped of amnesty, Sâlúbĕr and Apstérâ could be added to the lustration process as well and be kept from ever participating in Sunrisian politics again.

In other news:

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• Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Aûdrî Elénên and Minister of Health of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Anímâ Sálûs hold another briefing on the situation with the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 virus.
  
  
• 1 new virus case reported in Aestin.
  
  
• Entertainment News: Top Releases on the Sunrisian Musical Charts (In No Particular Order):
  
  
  • Neo-Retro feat. Nebula, ℈nglish – “Occasus.”
    
    
  • Vīolétâ Másâ (Purple Mass) – “Emerald.”
    
    
  • RPPR – “Celeritas.”
    
    
  • Cinere – “Recorda.”
    
    
  • Crástâ Lórdî (The Edge Lords) – “Glacies.”

[Baggnagia]

Military Council invites 20 Baggnagian politicians sick with Novell Illness of RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 to join the government after they recover

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – Military Council of Baggnagia has decided to invite 20 Baggnagian politicians who are sick with the Novell Illness to join the Military Council or form a companion governing body when they recover. The invitation was made by the personal initiative of Chairman of the Military Council Captain General Alexej Reitzik.

Infected Baggnagian politicians invited to join the Military Council after recovery or join the government overall:

1. Alexander Lončár (Member of the Chamber of Deputies and Acting President of Baggnagia prior to division).


2. Dobrin Nóvak (First elected President of South Baggnagia).


3. Tomáš Talbursen (Second Prime Minister of South Baggnagia).


4. Slavko Kastélic (First Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ventismarian Integration of South Baggnagia).


5. Branimir Vuković (First Minister of Defense of South Baggnagia).


6. Jurij Zéjler-Leichhardt (Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ventismarian Affairs (later just Foreign Affairs) of South Baggnagia).


7. Vojtěch Wylem Bětnar (Second Minister of Defense of South Baggnagia).


8. Jan Potóčnik (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from United Centrists (UC) in the first presidential election).


9. Emil Dragíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Conservative Coalition (BCC) in the first presidential election).


10. Ana Kóvačič (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from New Baggnagia (NB) in the first presidential election).


11. Stanko Krájnc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Dream (BD) in the first presidential election).


12. Elizabeta Trifónova (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Progressive Party (PP) in the first presidential election).


13. Aljaž Níkolov (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Moderate Party (BMP) in the first presidential election).


14. Nejc Vukovíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Coalition of Democrats and Liberals (CDL) in the first presidential election).


15. Nikola Zupánčič (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Nationalist Party of South Baggnagia (NPSB) in the first presidential election).


16. Mare Pópovic (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Green Party (GP) in the first presidential election).


17. Leon Kučéra (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Civil Contract (CC) in the first presidential election).


18. Gustáv Feldt (Chairman of Congress of National Sovereignty of South Baggnagia).


19. Mina Symank (Third Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Baggnagia).


20. Stanislaw Šturm (Third Minister of Defense of South Baggnagia).

Baggnagia presently has 75 cases of either RETRIT-20 or PVAX-20 in the nation overall.

[Rezua]

Rezuan Air-Space Violated by Sunrisia, Drones Destroyed
Polaris Media
Isaac Goodman

Two Sunrisian drones were seen flying over the Isles of Soril, one of which was confirmed to be armed. These drones had been flying together, toeing the border between international airspace and Rezuan airspace. These drones were send a warning signal which was not acknowledged. Once they entered Rezuan airspace, they were given a final warning before a missile was fired, downing one of the drones.

Officials are furious at Sunrisian leadership for sending these drones to the Isles, claiming that they have no right to watch how Rezua defends itself after the Sunrisians were the ones to start this tension by violating Rezuan waters and sinking a Rezuan warship. They have demanded that Sunrisia stops antagonizing Rezuan defenses and that they acknowledge warnings delivered via radio. They have not apologized for downing the drone, remaining steadfast in their belief that attacks on Rezuan sovereignty justify acts of self-defense.

That being the case, Prime Minister Leonart urges the Sunrisians to agree to do a prisoner exchange in international waters. All prisoners shall be put on rafts and will have to row to their awaiting allies in an unarmed civilian ship. Any detection of armed ships or planes will cancel the exchange. Additionally, she has agreed to a virtual meeting between the empress and Sunrisian leadership to discuss a deescalation to the tension.

Outbreak in Kurzera
National Inquiry
Josh Beldri

With the government's focus shifted to defending against Sunrisian aggression, there has been little mention of what RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 is doing within the empire. The truth of the matter is shocking. Nearly three hundred people have died with thousands more infected. Medical professionals who had been calling for a complete shutdown of the province are only now being taken seriously. Hospitals are struggling to handle virus related cases on top of their usual cases. Medical students with at least three years of schooling have been "drafted" as assistants to help exhausted and understaffed professionals.

The virus has spread across the empire, with nearly four thousand cases in the Isles of Soril and two thousand in the southern province of Anduri. Additionally, three people in Eomeria have been identified to have the virus. Empress Ymira has declared combating the virus her "top priority". She has drafted a proposal to seal of Kurzera and send more aid to the be-leagued province. Many remain skeptical. One man from Anduri had this to say:

This is just like the Revonic peoples to do. We are a minority in this country, we speak French not Revon down here. We have been treated as second-class citizens ever since Anduri was captured from its Rhodeve king and had its status as a kingdom taken away. The Revonic rulers used us for cheap labor and soldiers in their wars. And now Empress Ymira continues this by ignoring our dire situation by not sending more medical workers. It's us and the Kurzerans paying for this in growing numbers of sick and dying. And now that those Revonics are in danger, now they act. They don't care for the native people of Kurzera, nor the French-speakers of Anduri.

[Sunrisia]

Sunrisian Broadcaster OCT Pursues “Alternavision” As A One-Time Replacement/Alternative To Sunalayavision 2020, Fate Of Which Remains Unknown

The fate of the Sunalayavision Song Contest 2020 remains unknown. Officially, there was no formal cancellation or postponing of the annual competition. The situation with lack of clarity over Sunalayavision has mostly been attributed to the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 pandemic. The contest was supposed to be hosted in Felsinia, after the country won the 65th Sunalayavision Song Contest with “Fôla dal Tirabusån” by Bartôld Żâder. Sunrisia finished 6th with “Vîltí” by Aglomera. The band Svésâs Ârmiá was supposed to represent the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia in the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest with the song “Cústârgī.”

It seemed like the only chances that the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest had, was to either get postponed, the least bad option, or get cancelled entirely, which would mean that the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest would never have happened and in case the situation changes for the better, the next move would be to just wait for and head straight into the 67th Sunalayavision Song Contest, unless the situation forces more than a single Sunalayavision to be postponed or cancelled all-together. The official or non-official but factual cancellation of the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest would most likely mean that the entries of participating countries, specifically the artists themselves, would not get to perform and what they had prepared for the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest would go to waste. It would not mean that those artists would not be able to compete in the next Sunalayavision which would actually happened, whichever and whenever that might be. It would just be unlikely that those artists would get to showcase the same songs and same performances that they had prepared specifically for the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest. They would most likely have to go for something new, unless the contest decides to change up the rules, given the unconventional circumstances.

In order not to risk the chance of the performances that were entered for the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest to go to waste, the Sunrisian public radio and television broadcaster – Orīenâ Cránta Tránslīaciâ (OCT) has been negotiating with the Staziån Traṡmitänta Felsinaiṡa (STF), the broadcaster of Felsinia, to organize an alternative song contest. Felsinian STF was supposed to broadcast the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest. The alternative song contest is being referred to as the Alternavision Song Contest, a one-of substitute for the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest, which would feature international performers that were supposed to compete in the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest, while being open to entries from countries that did not enter the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest, as well as allowing for countries that were supposed to participate in Sunalayavision 2020 to change perform or send new entries, if they wish to. Alternavision Song Contest would be hosted in Felsinia, like this year’s Sunalayavision was initially planned to be. OCT said that Alternavision is aimed to be a one-shot competition and is not meant to replace the annual Sunalayavision Song Contest, describing it more as a “spin-off.” Nevertheless, there is hope that the outcome will be acknowledged by Sunalayavision and its’ next context will continue from the outcome of Alternavision.

[Baggnagia]

Jugac National Tribunal being assembled for the trial of the former North Baggnagian Hapenic–Tillich regime

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – The Jugac National Tribunal has been assembled in the nation’s capital to hold a near future trial over the dictatorship of former North Baggnagia (including ousted dictator Marshal Jan Tillich, members and officials of his regime like officers and politicians). Businesses people from that time associated with the regime would be tried in other courts and for other crimes unless they had a direct role in the regime’s crimes somehow. Pretty much anyone part of or directly associated with that regime will stand trial in this Tribunal. Even the deceased dictator Chief of State Franc Hapenic (founder of North Baggnagia, founder of the regime, first dictator and predecessor of Marshal Jan Tillich) will be tried post mortem. The Tribunal will decide his legacy and how he would be remembered in Baggnagian history. Citizens who might have cooperated with state intelligence services during North Baggnagian times may escape trial for now but their names will be known to the Baggnagian state in the national archive.

Lawyers, prosecutors and other members of the judicial system say that the former North Baggnagian regime might be facing several consecutive life sentences or even a death penalty outright. Other that could be added to this trial are former North Baggnagian soldiers that staged a mutiny which led to the short-lived Socialist Coup just recently. Same soldiers that formed the short-lived Baggnagian People’s Army loyal to the Socialists. After the Socialist Coup was undone some of those soldiers managed to escape abroad in the footsteps of the Socialists (who had set up a government-in-exile). Others who had surrendered, were incarcerated. They could be tried in this very same trial by the Jugac National Tribunal or a separate trial.

Baggnagians especially those from the northern regions are eagerly awaiting the trial of the North Baggnagian Hapenic–Tillich regime. It’s just that people can’t really show it on the street because of quarantine over the virus epidemic. But people are making their opinions known through other platforms. The regime will be tried for crimes against the entire Baggnagian nation and crimes against humanity.

[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Fire Opened On A Military Vehicle In Vesvai’s Part Of The Union Of Oblaren And Vesvai: Guerillas Suspected

Troops of the Armed Forces of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai in south-western regions near the border with New Vesvai had come under an armed attack in a middle of patrolling. Gunfire was opened at them out of nowhere in the middle of driving. The troops in the truck faced death either from bullets coming at them or from a car crash. Both options were a reality because the gunfire made the driving soldier lose control of the vehicle. But rather than crash or run away from their shooter the troops decided to confront the culprits. Managing to avoid a crash the truck was immediately stopped at a part of the road that was less open for the shooters. The troops that weren’t injured jumped out of the vehicle with their weapons and took cover wherever they could. A prolonged shootout took place before the hidden gunmen fled. The troops injured in the assault had emergency aid called for them by fellow troops on the spot. A military helicopter came in and picked up the injured soldiers taking them to the closest military medical camp or base. The remaining soldiers drove the damaged vehicle to the closest safe area as far from the place where the attack happened. Examining the damages and bullet holes the troops concluded they were fired at by rifles but were not able to determine the specific type yet. The troops cast the blame on Vesvaian dissident guerillas that had infiltrated Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai from the neighboring New Vesvai. The local military forces plan to deploy along the border with New Vesvai in larger numbers to make sure the guerillas are not coming in from there.

[Sunrisia]

Sunrisian Cruise Missiles Strike U-Boat Facilities In The Isles Of Soril In Retaliation To A Rezuan Shoot-Down Of A Sunrisian Drone

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 17 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 8

Sunrisian Naval Forces have launched cruise missile strikes at targets in the Isles of Soril, the territory of Rezua. 6 Sunrisian warships approached the island closer, while remaining at a descent distance and within the international waters in the Lutentian Ocean. The warships proceeded to launch cruise missile strikes at targets in the Isles of Soril, which were singled-out by the Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) with the help of more reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and espionage. The targets struck in the Isles of Soril, were the U-boat facilities.

Minister of Security of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Vîsár Inpétăs said that the attack was retaliation for the shoot-down of a Sunrisian drone, which Rezua admitted to. The Minister added that the drone, which was shot down, did not trespass into the Isles of Soril and remained in the international airspace. Finally, he said that U-boat facilities were chosen as subjects of a symbolic retaliatory strike, both as targets that could serve a strategic purpose, as well as facilities that did not see much human presence there. The decision was made that the enemy side should not pay for a shoot-down of a lifeless military machine like a drone, with fatalities of living, breathing soldiers.

The Department of Security of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia released a statement that in case the 6 Sunrisian warships are threatened to come under a retaliatory attack by the Rezuan side or their allies present in the region like the Engleans and the Talvistovans first and foremost, not to mention fellow Commonwealth members, the Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) will recommend to the Dîlectên administration, the deployment of a fresh additional fleet for reinforcement of those 6 warships. When the Sunrisian drone was originally shot down by the Rezuans, there was a recommendation to deploy the fleet as a symbolic power projection move. That was before the plan to strike targets in the Isles of Soril was devised. Instead, the chosen option was to have warships already present in the area, to strike the U-boat facilities. However, now that the 6 warships might face a risk of a retaliatory attack, the fleet may have to be sent after all, in order to reinforce those warships.

Meanwhile, Sunrisians citizens continue and declare that they will further continue online activism demanding that the Sunrisian government return the Sunrisian abducted navy officers from Rezuan captivity. In the conditions of the National Quarantine over the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 pandemic, citizens are not yet taking the risk of engaging in large public gatherings and taking to the streets. Therefore, conventional citizen activism has, for now, been substituted by an online platform in a nation that has declared the abandonment of the social media culture a while ago.

In other news:

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• Minister of Health of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Anímâ Sálûs says recovered RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 patients remain in the military medical facilities under care, with some participating in the blood tests linked to vaccine research. However, military medics have hinted that some of the recovered patients may soon get to go home or be transferred to a civilian hospital.
  
  
• Entertainment News: “Armed” with respirators, medical masks, gloves and hand sanitizers, Svésâs Ârmiá (Army of Light) travel to Felsinia to participate in the one-time Alternavision Song Contest. The band will represent the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia with the song “Cústârgī” (Guardians), which was originally written for the 66th Sunalayavision Song Contest.

[Rhodevus]

Sunrisia Comits War Crimes in Rezua

In the Isles of Soril, a Rezuan Territory near Rhodevus, six Sunrisian warships fired cruise missiles at Rezuan submarine production facilities. While the facilities themselves make u-boats for the Rezuan military, as there is no state of war declared between both parties, the attacks do constitute war crimes and attacks on civilian targets. This is once more a show of power by the Sunrisian government and a step too far in terms of retaliation against the Rezuan strike on a surveillance drone over their territory some days ago.

While the SDF did state that they "did not see much human presence [in the u-boat facility]", there exists deep fear and suspision by the international community what the SDF constitutes as "much". Rezuan sources are still required to determine if there has been any loss of life in the attack.

In response to the Sunrisian attack on Rezua, the Rhodeve government has discovered a lack of proper methods in which to reply to ongoing Sunrisian aggression.

"Rhodevus and Sunrisia have long since had tense relations, ever since the Sunrisian government began spreading anti-Rhodeve and anti-Commonwealth sentiment. There exists no embassy between our nations, and trade has long since ended between the countries. Rhodevus does not purchase goods made in Sunrisia and the only ongoing operation between the Rhodeve and Sunrisian militaries ended during the Vesvai-New Vesvai War. As of now, the only option left is to ensure no Sunrisian ships reach Rhodeve waters or those of our allies. Whether or not they remain in international waters, Sunrisia committed a war crime by attacking a country without a declaration of war. As such, any and all Sunrisian ships in Dogmanan waters can and will be escorted out of the viscinity. We will ensure they do not encroach in Rhodevus's EEZ, nor any waters nearby our EEZ. Our allies in Rezua will not be facing this recurring menace alone. To those in the Sunrisian government, Rhodevus has long since opted towards peace and mutual respect with Sunrisia; a stance which has since the beginning been a one-sided endevour. You have used up your last bit of good-will."

A Rhodeve fleet of 12 warships has since been scheduled to depart from the IdF and scour waters in Rhodevus's EEZ and close to the Isles of Soril. Word has gone out that the Rhodeve and Eubatian governments are in talks about the stationing of a small fleet of reconaissance and fighter planes in the small island country to deter Sunrisian threats on Commonwealth nations. As of now, discussions with Eubatu are still ongoing.

In Other News:
-Rhodevus lags in automotive manufacturing, sales of Rhodeve automotive companies drops internationally by 1.2%
-Rhodevus's summer set to start late. "Why is to so darn cold out?"
-Who is the oldest actor in Brevin Film Studios: The Answer Will Shock You

[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Suspected Guerilla High-Jacks Police Car In Sotana: Police Car Abandoned, High-Jacker Escapes

The town of Sotana in the south of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai has experienced a frightening episode today. The normally quiet town saw a high-jacking of a police vehicle by an unidentified male wielding an M16 rifle and hiding identity behind facemask. A chase ensued across the streets. Eventually the pursuing officers had to open fire onto the vehicle they were pursuing when the driver started shooting at the windshield of the pursuing police cars. Two officers were injured. The high-jacked vehicle lost control close to the way out of the town territory. The high-jacker escaped and headed out of the town through alleyways. Witnesses said they saw the high-jacker running into the woods. The Sotana Police Department is preparing for the search operation and plan to reach out to the police department of the neighboring jurisdiction to cooperate on the mission.

The police vehicle was stolen when the shooter opened fire at the moving car. The police officer inside was not injured but he was forced out by an armed high-jacker with a rifle who was ready to shoot in case the officer would have even attempted to aim for his gun. It did not take long the SPD to identify the high-jacked vehicle because it was a police car that bullet marks on it made by the high-jacker himself. The high-jacker used the siren to speed across the street and having unsuspecting civilian automobiles move out of the way without having the time to notice something strange about this police vehicle. SPD are investigating this as an isolated incident and an isolated crime. But police officers that handled the chase and civilian witnesses said that the high-jacker was yelling the phrase – “Free Vesvai!” The municipal authorities have linked the high-jacker to the guerillas active in the nation’s southern provinces.

The incident in Sotana has happened three days after a military truck of the Armed Forces of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai came under fire by guerillas near the border with New Vesvai.

[Baggnagia]

National Guard have a second stand-off with rioters seeking to storm a prison where Jan Tillich is in

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – National Guard had to once again defend a villain from their own people by detaining rioters that made a second attempt at storming a prison where ousted dictator Marshal Jan Tillich is. The Jugac National Tribunal was just assembled specifically for the upcoming trial of Tillich. Keeping Tillich and his regime’s officers locked up in Jugac seemed safer because keeping them in Silcenda would have increased chances of locals wanting to tear them apart barehanded without trial. It might’ve caused a city-wide riot. But even in Jugac that risk remains because all Baggnagians have equal animosity towards the dictator. With a heavy heart the National Guard detained rioters for trying to storm a prison and for violating self-isolation and quarantine over RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 viruses. Baggnagia has 70 cases and such mass chaotic gatherings endanger the rest of the nation with a possible further spread. Those arrested would face a 24-48 hour detainment with the possibility of bail. They will probably be fined too. The measures are being taken to deter people for trying this for a third time and for them to simply await the trial day of the Tillich and his team.

[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Statue Of A Loyalist General Destroyed In Marble City, Guerillas Suspected Again

It hasn’t even been two full days since the car high jacking incident in the town of Sotana which local authorities have linked to guerillas active in the Union’s south-western regions. That high jacking by an armed individual could be categorized as an act of terrorism. Same to the incident that happened before with the Union army’s military truck in a remote border area near New Vesvai. That was the incident where troops had fire opened on them from the woods and the fields. Armed attackers were also linked to guerillas but there was nothing external to distinct them as such. That attack could also be considered a terrorist attack. But now there was an incident in Marble City that falls in the category of a terrorist attack straight up.

A monument statue dedicated to General David Olbastal located in a city square in Marble City was destroyed at night time. It was apparently blown up with a home-made bomb according to the first account of investigating professionals. The statue was blown up at night when the city streets were basically empty so nobody was hurt. One piece of the statue had a phrase spray-painted onto it – “Free Vesvai!” The word “Free” was spray-painted in yellow paint, Vesvai in red paint and the exclamation mark in black. The phrase “Free Vesvai! ” was heard being yelled out by the high jacker of police vehicle in Sotana too. A smaller Vesvaian national flag without the Golden Eagle in the upper left corner was left pressed in-between two pieces of rubble from the statue. That is the same flag that used by the original guerillas that attacked Union troops in the south-western regions in larger numbers and with better armament. These clear signs leave little doubt that this was the job of Vesvaian guerillas.

As mentioned the statue that was blown up was of David Olbastal. He was a loyalist general during the Vesvaian National Revolution who resisted the pro-independence uprising in Vesvai when it was still a colony of Rhodevus. Olbastal has not been a popular figure with the radical nationalists but he has been recognized as an important individual in Vesvaian national history no matter his stances. Marble City authorities promise to investigate the incident, find those responsible and bring them to justice. The Marble City Police Department say that there might be more dirty bombs planted around the city so it has to be searched through.

[Sunrisia]

President Addél Dîlectên And Captain General Alexej Reitzik Hold Video Conference Over Sunrisian Aid To Baggnagian NGOs

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 17 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 8

President of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Addél Dîlectên has held a video conference with Captain General Alexej Reitzik, Chairman of the Military Council of Baggnagia today. This was the first conversation between both leaders ever and the first contact between Baggnagia and Sunrisia, since both countries cooperated militarily in “undoing” the coup d'état by the Socialists in Baggnagia. Obviously, because of the global RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 pandemic, both men could not meet in person in neither country. Captain General Alexej Reitzik of Baggnagia could not be invited to Sunrisia to meet with President Addél Dîlectên and neither could President Dîlectên send an administration official to Baggnagia. Until the vaccine for RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20, this is the current format of diplomacy.

The conference discussed Sunrisian pledge to help Baggnagia with battling RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 viruses, including being ready to accept patients from Baggnagia into Sunrisia’s medical military facilities, where there have been 8 Sunrisians officially cured so far, while the improvement of other’s conditions is also being reported. However, one of the major topics, unrelated to the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 pandemic, has been a negotiation by President Addél Dîlectên on behalf of the Sunrisian government with the new Chairman of the Baggnagian Military Council Alexej Reitzik that the Baggnagian military government further permit Sunrisian aid going to NGOs in Baggnagia freely. Sunrisian aid to NGOs has been becoming more of a tough topic with the military government of Baggnagia because of the Baggnagian Military Council’s concern that the NGOs could jointly, as a democratic opposition, conspire to dismantle the military government in Baggnagia. However, the President responded to that with a suggestion, whether it was genuine or meant to calm down Baggnagian Captain General Alexej Reitzik, that if Sunrisia had plans to do something against the Baggnagian military government, it would have taken action against the military government’s Counter-Coup Forces and the Socialists simultaneously.

The outcome of the conference has not yet been announced, despite the day at the President Palace drawing to a close. Some representatives of the Department of International Relations of Baggnagia have said that the meeting has been “satisfactory” for both sides. That leaves to believe that an agreement on NGOs was reached.

[Baggnagia]

Baggnagia could sign an Association Agreement with UVN this Friday

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – Yesterday Chairman of the Military Council of Baggnagia Captain General Alexej Reitzik spoke for the first time with Sunrisian President Addél Dîlectên. The Captain General said Baggnagia would allow for Sunrisia to continue sending material aid to NGOs in Baggnagia like in the past. The Military Council under his chairmanship wouldn’t resist that, said Captain General Alexej Reitzik. On another topic Captain General Alexej Reitzik said that the negotiations phase on Association Agreement between Baggnagia and the Union of Ventismarian Nations has basically been completed. It is ready for signing this Friday according to his own statements, Baggnagian sources quoting him and other Baggnagian sources in general. The signing location would be Volokarn, North Rukonia which is the capital of UVN. Captain General Alexej Reitzik and a Military Council delegation will go there to sign the treaty. But because Baggnagia is a virus-infected nation with 75 cases Captain General Alexej Reitzik and those accompanying him will be masked, gloved and will bring their own disinfection for their hands. Nobody in the Military Council is sick but there will be risks brought to another nation’s borders in attendance of officials from other Ventismarian nations. Right now an Association Agreement between Baggnagia and the Union of Ventismarian Nations is supported by 50.02% of respondents. 49.98% are against the treaty.

[Sunrisia]

Sunrisian Special Forces And Rapid Reaction Units (RRU) Soldiers Visit A Military Facility In New Vesvai

National Quarantine

Active Cases: 17 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 8

Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) said that the Sunrisian special forces and the Rapid Reaction Units (RRU) personnel are visiting an undisclosed military facility in New Vesvai. It is being written off as another move in military cooperation and joint training. Apparently, this is going to be the first visit out of several. National Defense Consultant Líbêll Aûctórên and Minister of Security of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Vîsár Inpétăs will accompany the Sunrisian military personnel in future ones. Despite restrictions and avoidance of international travel over the RETRIT-20/PVAX-20 pandemic, everyone involved is travelling with protective gear and sanitizing material. Large gatherings in a single spot are and would be avoided, even if a literal army is travelling to the location to meet with another army. Not to mention Sunrisian and New Vesvaian government officials.

The visit is happening after a video conference today between President Addél Dîlectên and Prime Minister Adi Letago of New Vesvai. Both officials discussed the guerilla war in the neighboring Union of Oblaren and Vesvai and how it might impact the security of New Vesvai. The Dîlectên administration has confirmed that the President did attend a security conference regarding the armed conflict with Rezua as well, seeing to how the head of state is facing pressure from Sunrisian citizens to return every single captured navy officer from enemy captivity. There are still 29 of them and although the parties had previously agreed on a 12 for 12 exchange, which later evolved into all for all swap. Neither ever did take place so far. The Dîlectên administration is receiving continuous criticism for that from the Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia, the opposition and from the citizens of the country.

[Daredland]

PLFWCD coalition holds a rally with supporters in Freihat

Logo of the PLFWCD coalition.

The PLFWCD coalition has organized a rally with its supporters in Freihat. The leader of the gathering is Franz Potesinan, ex-Confederal Minister of Reintegration and Reconciliation of the Daredi Confederation and ex-President of the Daredi Confederation. Other attendees are leaders and notorious members of the PLFWCD coalition. This included those that were recently part of the Confederal Cabinet in the current LPM-led government. The gathering has protested what they see as a ‘scheming’ rise of the Klare Sicht (Clear View) Alliance to power and climbing the latter in the government by unconstitutional means. PLFWCD pointed out that the Party for Central Approach (PCA) and the Social Liberal Party (SLP) that make up Klare Sicht both don’t have enough mandates from the last elections to make such gains. Both remain in the opposition so they shouldn’t be where they are. There were general attacks against PCA and SLP populist strategy and also the LPM-led government’s wish to appeal to voters amid a declining approval rating by inviting the opposition into power. The PLFWCD coalition is comparing the current events to a precursor that led to the Flaming Revolution in Daredland and pointed out threats to Daredi democracy.

But the rally was not just an echo chamber. Some people from PLFWCD’s biggest rival GU coalition showed up and started ‘trolling’ PLFWCD. It didn’t take long for supporters of Klare Sicht and the current governing LPM coalition to show up and basically start doing the same. The hecklers of the rally from GU, Klare Sicht and LPM instead starting listing off the failures of the previous PLFWCD-led government and how it ultimately ended its term early by calling snap elections. The PLFWCD coalition had corruption allegations brought against their government and said how the Office of Attorney General should do a better job at finishing those investigations. The tensions between supporters on all sides forced the police to get involved to prevent a massive brawl.