Two Russias sign Peace Treaty

Despite considerable poltical and ideological differences, the leaders of the two Russian republics have recently signed an official ceasefire and brokered a treaty recognizing the Ural Mountain chain as the boundary between their two nations. A mutual non-agression pact is now in place between the USSR and Eastern Russian Republic, set to expire in three years with the possibility of renewal then. Premier Taftikov, in defence of this treaty, announced:

"Despite our differences, President Lebowski and I have come to see that we are all Russians and threatened by a common enemy. The great alliance of the Western powers have seized control of the entire Arctic Circle and now threaten the coasts of both Russias. It is time for us to take to heart that American revolutionary proverb: "We must all hang together or we shall most assuredly hang separately." From the Brandenburg gate to Vladivostok, the Russian people shall join together to resist the might of Western Imperialism. We call upon all inhabitants of Africa and Asia to join us in this struggle, lest you be once more driven under the heal of Colonial despotism."