With negotiations about to begin, all sides had already started openly and covertly battling over their interests!
At this moment, Ferdinand was convening a secret meeting in Sofia Royal Palace.
"Foreign Minister, first brief us on the positions each country holds in these negotiations!"
"Yes!" the Foreign Minister replied briskly.
"From the current situation, France and Russia support us in these negotiations, while Germany and Austria lean toward the Ottoman Empire. The British attitude remains unclear!
However, according to our Foreign Ministry's analysis, the British are very likely to remain neutral for now. Their losses in the Boer War were devastating!
And for a long time to come, they will have to focus their main efforts on the Boers!
In order to relieve the pressure, the British may further stir up confrontation between the Franco-Russian Entente and the German-Austrian-Italian alliance!
The lobsterbacks' poor performance on the battlefield has seriously affected the London government's popular support. The Salisbury Cabinet is now under enormous pressure!
This time, the British government strongly insisted on holding the negotiations in London. It may well be trying to divert public attention!
Maintaining the balance of power in Europe has always been the British' most important diplomatic strategy, and this time is no exception! Through our analysis of the international situation, we believe the British will likely make a whole series of little moves during these negotiations!"
Prime Minister Konstantin thought for a moment and said, "At present, the influence of the Franco-Russian Alliance in the Balkans is far stronger than that of the Austro-German Alliance!
In other words, whether we can obtain the benefits we have set our sights on in these negotiations will largely depend on the attitudes of France and Russia—or rather, just how strongly Russia supports us?"
The Foreign Minister nodded and said,