Although he sympathized deeply with the Russian Army, Arthur had no intention of providing any support to the Russians, at least for now.
The Russians had a vast population and territory, so the loss of several hundred thousand troops was not considered a devastating casualty count for Russia. Of course, if the damage to its prestige were taken into account, Russia was suffering a devastating blow at this moment.
Russia had gradually lost its title of the European bulldozer as early as the tsarist era, during Nicholas II's reign.
Although Russia had a population of over a hundred million at the time, its army's combat strength was extremely weak. It could barely fight the Austro-Hungarian Empire to a standstill.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire of that era was a land of many peoples living side by side, and its internal ethnic problems had nearly set the entire country ablaze.
As a result, after entering the twentieth century, the Russian Army's combat strength was looked down upon by the mainstream great powers, including Britain, France, and Germany. Even the Japanese could take a kick at it.
After losing the Western Front Army, that impression had clearly grown even deeper. The Russian Army's combat strength had become the laughingstock of the European countries.
This had caused a severe loss of prestige for the current Russian Government and had also heavily affected the spread of its ideology.
After all, the combat strength displayed by an army under that ideology had already been laid bare in the war between Germany and Russia.
"Your Majesty, Ambassador Enrique reports that the British people have begun contacting the Russian Government and may sign a major weapons-purchasing agreement." At the Cabinet meeting, Foreign Secretary Wellington delivered the report with a solemn expression.
The British people were secretly contacting Russia, which