A location map of the Surpet Republic (light green) and Lipnitia (dark green).
The Surpet Republic has declared full independence from Lipnitia this morning, claiming that they are a 'rich region with a rich history that should be independent'. The Lipnitian government are slightly worried by this, as there are debates as to whether the leader of the Surpet isn't or is a terror suspect who slit three peoples' throats at Trofis International Airport last year. The Lipnitian Intelligence Agency has discovered that the suspect's and the leader's facial features align perfectly, leading them to believe that Ahmed Mikolaikov actually is the terror suspect. The Lipnitian president, Andrei was notified of this, in fact, this is his conversation with the Minister of Internal Affairs, Albert Kuknikovski:
President: What's that noise in the corridor!?
Minister of Internal Affairs: It's just me, but I'm loud because I've been rushing to tell you this – they've examined the photographs of the two men, and they've noticed that the facial features align perfectly!
P: You must be joking!
M: My President, this is no joke. This morning the 'country' seceded from us and set up a temporary government, designed a flag and a seal in less than two hours!
P: It is in fact an intense situation – the fact that a bunch of idiots from the northwest set up a 'government' turns me off, but also the alignment of the facial features of the two men...
The president spoke to his citizens on the Speech Balcony around noon today; this is a fragment of what he was quoted saying:
I welcome you, my fellow Lipnitian brothers and sisters, as today – today is a very special day, but sadly, in a negative way [...] the Surpet Republic has seceded from the nation we all live in – and Intelligence Agency have discovered that the leader of that very country might be a man who slit three peoples' throats at the biggest airport in Lipnitia [...] their facial features aligned perfectly!


A location map of the Surpet Republic (light green) and Lipnitia (dark green).
