Arthur was still somewhat disappointed. After the Russians voluntarily withdrew from the cities of northern Finland, Australasia had lost one reason to declare war on Russia directly.
But this also directly demonstrated Australasia's strength. Even Sudarin, who was inwardly unwilling to submit to anyone, had no choice but to bow to Australasia at this time.
The minor clashes between Australasia and Russia were merely a small incident in the European War. As long as they did not escalate into open warfare, they could not compare in importance with the war against Germany.
As the date reached April 22, 1939, all Finnish territory was declared liberated with the assistance of the Australasian Army. Dmitri had long since returned to Finland's capital, Helsinki, to oversee order throughout the duchy.
That same month, the cities in northern Norway and Sweden were also largely retaken, and the German Army had been completely driven out of Northern Europe.
Some of the Australasian Army in Northern Europe moved south toward Denmark, while another contingent crossed the sea from Finland toward the Baltic States.
Although Arthur would have preferred to occupy St. Petersburg, the capital during the era of Tsarist Russia, the Russian Government clearly had no intention of giving the Australasian Army that opportunity.
As early as when the Russian Army withdrew from Sala, some of its forces had already moved south toward St. Petersburg.
The Germans naturally could not stand by and allow their troops to be attacked from both north and south by Australasia and Russia. By mid-April, they had already withdrawn the troops stationed in the St. Petersburg region farther south, to the line of Luga and Pskov.
This not only made it easier for the Russians to retake St. Petersburg, but also made it easier for Australasia to attack the three Mediterranean