My fellow Russians.

Across the Empire, the streets are awash with joy and merriment as news travels across Russia of the fall of Copenhagen. Men, women and children flooded the Palace Square in St. Petersburg to sing hymns of praise to the Tsar. The rebel cells that terrorize the people of this proud nation too have gone quiet, with no reported attacks in weeks.

The Tsar and his advisory council have opened diplomatic ties to Christian IX of Denmark and his court, allowing them to speak with the victors work out peace terms.

The provisional demands currently stand at:

• An immediate armistice while terms are being discussed, so that both sides may bury their dead and tend to their wounded

• The cessation of all active hostilities between both Danish and Russian forces, with an agreement that should the treaty be signed and remain unbroken there would be no recourse on either side.

• Immediate cessation of any military pacts or military co-operation with France; in response Russia will cease open hostilities against France.

• The cessation of whaling, mining, and other profitable actions by Danish individuals and organizations within the Arctic Circle, so as to ensure the supremacy of trade by members of the Northern Alliance

• Security in Russian trade from Danish interference, most notably in the area of the Øresund which is a vital passage for Russian merchant ships to enter and leave the Baltic. This will include a permanent Russian land and naval presence in the area with extra-territorial rights in Russian installations and rights including but not limited to monitoring, boarding, searching, confiscating and firing upon vessels at Russian discretion.

• The occupation and administration of Copenhagen as a primarily Russian territory; with certain amounts of autonomy granted to the Danish royal family and local bureaucrats

• Limitations on Danish military capabilities, but supplementation and support from Russian forces in military engagements at the discretion of Russian authorities

The Tsar has indicated that these demands are available for negotiation, but in his words "can not be altered considerably and remain legitimate in Our eyes."

Long live Russia! Long live the Tsar!