The Tsar formally denounced the attack on Piedmont made by renegade mecenaries flying under the Russian flag today. An investigation made by the secret police has established that the encursion into Piedmont was arranged at the bequest of another nation. The Tsar's army is currently re-establishing command and control over the renegades, but communication is still sketchy and the mercenaries are still in negotiations with other countries.
Russian Information Ministry