Exclusive: Krauanagaz Preparing to Recognize United Slovesen Republic as Legitimate Government of Visrodin
Príkki, Krauanagaz– In a move that would mark a seismic shift in South Cordilian geopolitics, senior officials in Krauanagaz’s State Department are preparing a formal recommendation to recognize the United Slovesen Republic (USR), established by the Slovesen Republican Army (SRA), as the legitimate governing authority of Visrodin, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.
The decision, if finalized, would signify the first official recognition of the new revolutionary state following the violent overthrow and execution of the Visrodini royal family in Sarnitsa last week. Krauanagaz’s endorsement would also be a serious diplomatic rupture with South Cordilian states and the World Federation (WF), both of which continue to support Visrodin’s exiled military command based in Orlitsa.
“This has been building for months,” said one source familiar with classified deliberations. “The Federation believes the USR controls more territory, maintains more consistent governance, and enjoys wider local legitimacy than any other faction in the region.”
A recognition announcement could come as early as next week, pending final sign-off by President Renkara, who is reportedly reviewing briefings from the State Department, national security services, and a delegation of observers recently returned from Visrodin.
The potential diplomatic shift follows the SRA’s decisive military breakthrough in Sarnitsa. After a weeks-long siege, republican fighters overran the capital, forcing the surrender of many of the royal guard and foreign mercenaries, some of whom were allowed to return home under guarantees of safe passage.
The final battle took place in the palace district, culminating in a dramatic assault on the underground royal bunker, where Knyaz Viktor III Rucheyski, Knyaginia Angelina Kostova, and their two children— Yakub (17) and Matey (4)— were reportedly executed at point-blank range by advancing republican fighters affiliated with communist and anarchist units. The SRA has not denied the incident but instead declared it the “final end of the old regime.”
Shortly afterward, SRA leader Marko Bunev delivered a fiery address to the people of Visrodin, declaring the abolition of the Kingdom and the establishment of the United Slovesen Republic, promising a new era of popular sovereignty and reconstruction.
“Now that the royals are gone,” Bunev said, “it will finally be time for the common people to decide the future of the nation. Visrodin belongs to its people, not to monarchs, generals, or outsiders.”
Despite Bunev’s proclamation, pockets of resistance remain, particularly in Orlitsa and Boyarovo, the last two major cities held by remnants of the royalist command. The so-called Orlitsa Regime, led by former defense minister Yoan Tanev, has refused to surrender, labeling the USSR a “terrorist organization” and denouncing the regicide in Sarnitsa as “evidence of its criminal nature.”
However, battlefield developments suggest the regime’s collapse is imminent. Republican forces have advanced rapidly southward and entered Orlitsa city earlier this week. Most lower-ranking soldiers have reportedly accepted the SRA’s terms for surrender, leaving only a dwindling contingent of hardline loyalists still resisting in the Orlitsa Palace bunker.
Republican sources claim that Tanev and several top generals, including the comatose former commander Anton Todorov, are either still inside the palace or in hiding. With the Orlitsa port under republican control and naval assets seized, chances of escape are considered negligible.
Military observers estimate that the regime’s territory has shrunk to under 2,000 km², with many analysts predicting that a surrender or total rout is only hours or days away.
Recognition of the USR by Krauanagaz would likely place it at odds with its own hosted allies. The exiled Mitalldukish Parliament, which relocated to Entzemprí during the Mitalldukish civil conflict, has voiced support for a WF-mediated ceasefire, and sources close to that body say its leaders were “blindsided” by rumors of a shift in Krauanagazan foreign policy.
More broadly, the decision may strain relations with Zuhlgan, whose security services still list the SRA as a “proscribed paramilitary entity” due to ties with the royal Visrodini family and SRA ideological links to Zuhlgan’s banned republican factions. A formal Krauanagazan endorsement of the USR could further destabilize the fragile détente between Krauanagaz and Mitallduk.
Still, many in Krauanagaz’s diplomatic establishment argue that recognizing facts on the ground is both pragmatic and stabilizing.
“The USR controls the capital, the military, the ports, and the institutions,” said a retired Krauanagazan ambassador to Sedunn. “Pretending the Orlitsa regime is still the government is just theater.”
If President Renkara proceeds with recognition, sources say Krauanagaz may also propose a humanitarian package and reconstruction framework, potentially in partnership with regional NGOs and neutral WF actors.
There is also speculation that the USR may soon petition for international recognition or seek observer status at WF forums, moves that would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.
For now, the eyes of the world remain on Orlitsa, where the last gasps of the old Visrodin may be playing out.