Salomon had no intention of waiting for Peter Parker's answer. He had merely happened to run into the teenager here. He had not come to New York to persuade some teenager not to get in too deep and die miserably on the battlefield. He did not care whether Peter Parker lived or died, and he knew that an American teenager like Peter Parker, raised on ignorant indoctrination, could never understand the "Unified Truth." His main purpose was to discuss a deal with Tony Stark. Latveria might have forced the United States into a dead end for now, but as long as the White House stalled long enough and gained enough advantage in public opinion, this minor difficulty could easily be overcome. That would not be much help in resolving Latveria's current predicament in Europe.
Latveria's territory now stopped at the southern border of Eastern Europe. A covert alliance of resistance and infiltration groups was taking shape, made up of many Eastern European nations that had joined NATO or wished to join NATO. All of them had been secretly trained by American military advisers and were not stationed at the major military bases Latveria had previously struck, which was why they had escaped the war between Latveria and NATO. These organizations had originally targeted Russia, but Latveria's sudden rise had shifted their sights southward. The Wild Legion responsible for border security had already reported capturing Eastern European soldiers equipped from head to toe with American gear and bearing Black Sun insignias.
From them, the City of Immortals obtained more intelligence that was unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.
The birthplace of Nazi ideology was the United States. Whether Eugenics or racial discrimination, both originated in the United States. It was a mindset rooted in hegemonism and populism, taking different forms in different eras.