Wednesday, 18 August 2022

Pavia declares war on Rhode Island

Gobblin I, Crown Prince and Duke of Windermere

BritishWanderer III, Duke of Bedford and Ambassador for Rhode Island

Rhode Island earlier today declared war on Pavia after weeks of unprovoked attacks against our country.

Until now, Pavia has always tried to maintain its neutrality. We have never attacked Rhode Island or assisted any country involved in the war.

We have negotiated through diplomatic channels with the constantly changing leadership of Rhode Island to ensure peace in Pavia.

As part of these negotiations, Pavia agreed to:

• not allow Estalia, our ally, to use Pavian infrastructure or do any acts preparatory to war in Pavia
• not allow Estalia, our ally, to shelter in Pavia
• not fund any military efforts by any country
• not send or allow Pavians to fight.

We even asked Estalia, our ally, to avoid entering Pavia to prevent escalating tensions with Rhode Island.

At one stage, Pavia was discussing through diplomatic channels with Rhode Island entering a formal non-aggression pact to reinforce these terms. Rhode Island suddently withdrew from these negotiations without warning or explanation.

Nevertheless, on 11 August 2022, Rhode Island fighters entered Pavia without provocation and destroyed defensive infrastructure built by Pavia next to our central train station to ensure regional security. Pavia asked Rhode Island to refrain from entering Pavia and to explain this behaviour. Rhode Island said it thought Estalia built the prison vault and was checking ownership, without explaining why fighters destroyed the ground and obsidian bombed the nearby surroundings.

The next day, Rhode Island fighters entered Pavia and built a sky bridge to the same defensive infrastructure before retreating from our territory when the Coast Guard responded.

Despite all this provocative behaviour, Pavia still tried to achieve peace through diplomatic means. We negotiated new terms of neutrality. Rhode Island promised that it would not antagonise Pavia anymore and that it would make reparations for all wrongs. It did not offer any apology to Pavia.

But this promise turned out to be empty.

Yesterday, shortly after Rhode Island attacked defensive infrastructure in neutral Moloka, fighters again entered Pavia and placed many snitches throughout our country. Rhode Island refused to justify this provocation when asked by Pavia.

There is no alternative than for Pavia to view all these actions as brazen unilateral violations by Rhode Island of every agreement we have entered.

We have never attacked Rhode Island. We have never allowed Estalia to use our defensive infrastructure. We have never participated in attacks on Rhode Island.

It is clear to us that Rhode Island has no interest in peace and will continue to attack Pavia without any justification despite our earnest attempts at neutrality.

With Rhode Island now actively obsidian bombing our civilian buildings, we expect our prison vault to be attacked soon.

Rhode Island is a chaotic, rudderless, violent, rogue state.

It is a threat to the fabric of world peace.

Pavia has begun assembling a coalition of neutral and peace loving nations to defend our country and way of life. We call on all countries to stand against Rhode Island aggression in any way you can.

We have not taken this decision lightly.

The Principality of Pavia is in a state of war with Rhode Island.