Venice had been one of the main battlefields of the last Anti-French Alliance war, but its relatively prosperous cities, such as Venice and Treviso, had not been touched by the flames of war.
Moreover, the main forces fighting in Northern Italy had been the Austrians. The Russian Army had merely passed through a few times, yet France demanded 12 million Francs in reparations for Venice.
With an arrogant expression, Segur continued, "Four million Francs in War Reparations to be paid to Milan..."
The Milanese Foreign Minister felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.
In the last war, the Russian Army had never set foot on Milanese territory. They had only robbed several Milanese merchant caravans in Switzerland and killed more than twenty Milanese soldiers in battle.
And they were demanding four million in compensation for that. It was truly a bit too ruthless.
Segur then read out the largest indemnity: "Thirty-two million Francs in War Reparations to be paid to our country."
He cleared his throat and glanced at Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs. "Furthermore, Russia shall immediately withdraw from the Anti-French Alliance and pledge never to form any kind of alliance with the United Kingdom or Austria.
"Russia must prohibit the sale of any military supplies to the United Kingdom. The Mediterranean Security Organization will establish inspection posts in Riga to inspect all Russian ships entering the Baltic Sea..."
They were calling them "military supplies" now, but if such an agreement were truly signed, France would have the final say over what counted as military use. Timber could be used to build warships, Iron Ingots to make guns and cannons, furs to make Military Uniforms—then Russia might as well sell nothing at all to the United Kingdom. With France taking the lead, the other Mediterranean Security Organization member states also