Just as Baranov had anticipated, as a monarchy, the East African government was naturally ideologically hostile to the Russian Labor Party regime.
The news of Nicholas II's "disappearance" caused an uproar within the East African government. With Nicholas II's whereabouts unknown, the East African government used special channels to speak directly with the Labor Party regime, attempting to "rescue" Nicholas II and his family.
However, the Russian Labor Party regime refused the East African government's demands, declined to reveal any information about the Tsar and his family's whereabouts, and demanded that East Africa repatriate Alexei and the other remnants of Tsarist Russia in East Africa.
Rhine Palace.
Emperor Ernst of the Empire received Baranov, Alexei, and their party.
"Ambassador Baranov, we regret to inform you of this bad news. The Russian Labor Party regime has rejected our demands, and at present, we have no reliable information regarding the whereabouts of Nicholas II and his family. However, you must prepare yourselves. Nicholas II himself and the other members of the Royal Family are most likely facing grave danger," Ernst said to Ambassador Baranov with a regretful expression.
"At the beginning of this year, we sent word to Nicholas II. Yet under the Provisional Government at the time, Nicholas II had been unwilling to leave. No one could have imagined that the Provisional Government would collapse so quickly. Now, even if Nicholas II wished to leave, it has already become nothing more than a fantasy."
It was not only East Africa. The British Royal Family and other nations had likewise considered accepting Nicholas II as a refugee, but none had received a positive response from Nicholas II himself at the time.
Thus, it could not be blamed on Nicholas II's relatives for failing him. Europe's aristocrats were one family; aside from Germany