President Kaarina Makes Statement in Support of Donnerland
Statement comes in wake of Anowan coup and Donnish raid.
Seidi Koskinen
5th June, 2020 | Sievi, Rannimaa
SIEVI - The President of Rannimaa made a statement to Parliament this morning attacking Anowan instability and their presence in the South Atlantic. Mrs Kaarina also labelled the Anowan military coup d’état as barbaric, backing up the Donnish move to secure multiple individuals who would likely have otherwise been executed along with many of their colleagues.
President Kaarina’s statement received little push back from coalition parties, but were labelled as ‘war mongering’ by Green Party leadership. The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Juhani Kemppainen (Federalist) made a statement of support after the President’s remarks. ‘The Anowan coup and the threats made by the new government, explicit and not, towards Donnerland are yet another example of Anowan policy makers choosing the military option, even against their own people and government. It cannot be expected that this new Anowan government will be any less destabilising or any less violent than its predecessors.’ He went on to conclude that ‘the members of this chamber should face the reality that the situation in the South Atlantic is likely to get worse as a result of Anowan actions.’
President Kaarina is expected to make a new push for greater funds to be put to naval construction within the coming weeks as a response to Anowan instability. It has been widely assumed that the President was going to push for an increase in Rannimaa’s nuclear arsenal instead as she considers it inadequate to properly deter Anowan aggression or nuclear weapon use within the South Atlantic. However, such a move during a time where the new Roman government, which Rannian policy makers still maintain significant reservations about, is reducing its nuclear stockpile could be seen as too belligerent. The Kaarina administration is attempting to pursue a policy of mild reconciliation and de-escalation with the new government in Rome.
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It is unlikely that the opposition would now be able to deny the President an increase in defence spending if requested given the current state of global affairs placing national defence back into a position of prominence. It is likely that the ruling coalition would be able to count on the support of most of its members if it were to make such a move, but it would put other spending plans, particularly in terms of energy infrastructure renewal, under greater stress.
It is believed that multiple units of the navy and aerospace forces have been put onto alert over the Anowan coup in case of a worst case scenario in the South Atlantic. No official statement on the matter has yet been made, but social media has reported a heightened level of activity at multiple naval bases. It should be noted that this is a normal response to certain kinds of events and does not seem to be out of the ordinary or on a scale to warrant concern.
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