In just a few short months, the situation in Ukraine and elsewhere had undergone a shocking reversal. This time, countries around the world truly felt the terror and devastating destructive power of Russia's ideological sphere.
When change had erupted in Russia, the world's attention had been focused on World War I. But this time, what was happening in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe stood starkly before every country.
September 11, 1921.
Berlin.
With the upheaval in Eastern Europe on the verge of spiraling beyond control, Crown Prince Rudolf of the Austro-Hungarian Empire hurried to Germany to discuss countermeasures with Kaiser Wilhelm II.
"The situation in Ukraine is extremely dire. We cannot guarantee how many people are secretly colluding with the Russian Labor Party. The weapons and supplies we provided to Ukraine have failed to achieve their intended effect."
"The Ukrainian government itself is like mud that cannot be plastered onto a wall. Corruption, graft, and reckless misrule have left it utterly bereft of popular support. The uprisings breaking out across Ukraine today can largely be blamed on how deeply unpopular the Ukrainian government is. It has pushed even more Ukrainians toward the Russian Labor Party."
The moment they met, Rudolf spoke angrily to Wilhelm II.
Wilhelm II said, "That is indeed the case. But the Ukrainian government was supported by us, and that alone means we cannot stand by and watch it die."
"Of course we know how filthy and foul the Ukrainian government has become, but wasn't that precisely what we wanted to see in the first place?"
After all, Germany and Austria essentially intended to control Ukraine by manipulating a puppet.
And for that purpose, the agents they had cultivated in both countries were obviously no good people. After all, they could even sell out the