Treaty of Imperia

The Treaty of Imperia was a treaty signed by The Imperium and The Union of East Asian Soviets. It has been described as the most monumental signing by two powers in modern times. It would be followed by the most bloody war in History and the Collapse of The Soviet Union. The Treaty of Imperia cemented Imperian Dominance in Europe and UEAS Dominance in Asia.

The Treaty included the formation of a Russian Buffer State in the Ural Mountains to separate The Two Super Powers. It also was the cause of the formation of several independent nations such as The United Baltic States who were released by The Imperium as a means to further control Europe through protection of independent nations.

## Prelude

The Imperium had become a Global Superpower Overnight due to The Treaty of Paris which ended The War of Liberation. The Imperium had now controlled most of Europe and All of Africa (Except Italy and Italian Africa). The Italian War of Conquest in 1941 added even more land to The Realm of The Imperium and a New Powerful ally in the Italian Empire was created. However, The Imperium was in the midst of a new war.

This New War was a Guerrilla Style War on a National Scale. The Nazi Uprisings of 1940 and Early 1941 had exploded and most of Southern Germany was under the Influence of Stuttgart, Munich and Nuremburg controlled and occupied by The Nazi Underground. The Imperium was forced to quell rebellion and recapture cities. Even after the City fell, The Terrorists took to the alleys and hid. ambushing the Imperial Soldiers. The Fall of Stuttgart on the 30th January 1942 and The Fall of Nuremburg on the 30th May 1942, had caused ripples in the Nazi War Effort. From the 16th July 1942to the 4th February 1943, The Nazis launched a Eastern Counterattack in Poland. This failed around Late December 1942 due to the Attack on Imperia which caused Imperial Citizens to rise up and kick the Nazis out by February 1943. During the final Months of this, The Imperians held the Treaty of Imperia as they realised the Nazis had extended too much and were going to be inactive for a while so now was the best time to strike The USSR.

For The Union of East Asian Soviets, The East Asian Armed Forces were itching for a fight. The Formation of the Union in 1940 after the Capitulation of China had not quelled The Japanese Desire for Domination of Asia. The Japanese Communist Republic (precursor to the UEAS) saw The USSR as a Threat to Japanese Communism and that Japan should hold the mantle of Communist Ruler of Asia. The Soviet Union had been an obstacle throughout the JCR's war in China despite formerly supporting their War Efforts. They saw the USSR as trying to take power and credit away from Japan. The Political Situation in The UEAS was very unstable and many of the people living in the UEAS didn't wish to live in a 'East Asian Union' controlled by Japan. Many wanted their Nation to be independent such as China and Manchuria who violently opposed the Japanese Occupations. These Rebellions were brutally cracked down by the Japanese Dominated Army and a Civil War was imminent. Kyuichi Tokuda believed a War against a Common Enemy would bring the East Asian People together and prevent the inevitable. They decided a mutual agreement with the Imperium was favourable for their efforts to preserve the Union.

As such both Leaders met in Imperia to discuss the fates of Europe and Asia.

## Terms of The Treaty

***The Treaty of Imperia, 2nd January 1943***

1. *The Imperium and The Union of East Asian Soviets will invade the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by no later than May 10th 1943*
2. *Upon Victory in the War, The Lands of The Soviet Union will be divided between The Imperium. The Imperium shall annex all Soviet Lands West of The Ural Mountains, The Union shall annex all Soviet Lands East of The Urals*
3. *The Imperium will withdraw all Territorial Claims East of The Urals*
4. *The Union will withdraw all Territorial Claims West of The Urals.*
5. *The Russian Neutral Zone shall be established in the Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea.*
6. *The Russian Neutral Zone's Sovereignty will be respected by Either Side.*
7. *The Union of East Asian Soviets and The Imperium are not allowed to Interfere with Political, Economic or Military Issues on the other Party's Sphere.*
8. *The Spheres of Influence\* will be respected and maintained by either side.*
9. *In a War with the Free Atlantic States (E.g. The Imperium Vs Free Atlantic States) The Third Superpower must stay neutral in the war.*

(\*West of Urals - Imperial Sphere, East of Urals - Union Sphere)

## Aftermath

Following the Signing of The Treaty, The Imperium and Union put their Militaries on Combat Readiness along their Borders with the USSR. In the USSR, Joseph Stalin believed the Imperium wouldn't invade The Soviet Union and instead the UEAS would. As such, he heavily fortified The Eastern Border with Elite Cold-Weather Soldiers and Forts. He had around 5 Million Soldiers on the East and 2 Million in the West. He was wrong and in the early hours of The 3rd April 1943, 5 Million Imperial Soldiers crossed into Soviet Occupied Poland and Ukraine.

On the 1st of May, Kyuichi Tokuda formally declared War on the USSR. His Army of 6 Million Conscripts charged into Eastern Russia. On the 28th of December, The Imperial Force was now firmly in Moscow and Stalin had been killed, the Soviet Government retreated to The Ural Mountains and finally on 10th January 1944, the Provisional Government surrendered after 15 Million Soviet Civilian and Military Casualties. The Treaty was Implemented and all terms were put into place.

The Treaty would later come into question in 1950 with the outbreak of The War of The Pacific between the Free Atlantic States. UEAS and Imperial relations had begun to sour as the Union conducted Military Exercises along the RNZ-UEAS border in 1949, the same year the Bay of Bengal Incident Occurred. The Imperium and it's puppet governments were not permitted to join the war against the Union which many Politicians ,notably Reinhard Heydrich and Walter Model, in the Realm of The Imperium wanted. The Imperium had great relations with The Free Atlantic States. The Imperium found a way around the 9th Clause of the Treaty by sending Support in the form of Weapons and Training along with the 2nd Imperial Storm Division as a Garrison and Training Force. The Union attempted to oppose this Action by The Imperium which didn't work and The Union instead broke the 8th Clause of The Treaty and laid claim to the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Imperium.