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The Stockholm Peace Treaties are signs, remoulding Europe. The Commonwealth is restored, containing all previous lands. Belarus is initially independent but after a coup, it becomes part of the Commonwealth. West Ukraine becomes its own state with autonomy. Russia gains parts of Ukraine and Belarus. France is fully restored with a new government. It is allowed to regain Normandy and Alsace-Lorraine but Italy annexes parts of the south and incorporates it into its autonomous Provençal region. France receives 70% of the region's industrial output but must pay 1.5 million Francs. Spain annexes parts of the south. Germany is split in half, with the north German states being re-organised to make them more powerful individually. The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and the Commonwealth all receive parts of Germany and Danzig is put under UCON protection. Romania annexes parts of Ukraine that they were promised. The Entente becomes part of UCON.

Entente forces arrive at the Belarus-Ukraine border and realising that they cannot win, Ukraine signs an armistice with the Entente, officially ending the war. Delegates from across the continent now travel to Stockholm to decide the terms of the peace.

Germany signs an armistice with the Entente, ending the war between them.

The CEF and the Netherlands begin a co-ordinated attack and begin to push in unison in an attempt to split Germany. The UK begins to help the war effort and takes control of much of the Rhineland, crippling Germany's economy. In the east, Polish forces advance north and reach the Baltic Sea, cutting Germany off from East Prussia and its occupied lands in Lithuania.

The CEF manages to push back Germany with much of Bavaria and Württemberg being captured as well as most of Silesia and all of Saxony. The Netherlands reverses the German offensive and restores the Kingdom of Hanover and Grand Duchy of Oldenburg but continues its occupation of key cities such as Bremen. Lithuania collapses and Polish forces occupy much of the country while Sweden and Latvia occupy parts of the north and Germany, attempting to salvage what's left of the Central Powers, occupies the west. Seeing this, Belarus joins the Entente, putting pressure on Ukraine. Arabia, realising that the Central Powers will lose the war, leaves the alliance.

Germany launches an offensive against the Netherlands and is able to push into Friesland due to Dutch troops being occupied in France. However, many pockets of those who support the Dutch remain. Germany also pushes back the CEF and invades parts of Austria.

A giant Polish uprising occurs, which swears allegiance to the Danubian Federation, which becomes the Central European Federation. Romania advances further into Ukraine and pushes them out of their borders. With this defeat in Poland, the Entente push further into the Germany, especially the Netherlands, with north west Germany joining them. France capitulates after Italy liberates Paris, and the country is occupied.

Romania, Bulgaria, Russia and Spain join the Entente. Spain begins an invasion of France although it's much slower than Italy's, which they plan to connect with, due a lack of modern weaponry. The United Baltic Duchy capitulates to Sweden and Latvians forces occupy much of the south and continue their push into Belarus. Italy launches an large offensive to the north in hopes of being the ones to reach Paris first. This results in Normandy, with British help, doing the same. Romania continues pushing into Ukraine with the help of Bulgaria and Ukrainian forces are almost completely removed from northern Romania. Russia manages to capture parts of eastern Ukraine. Germany pushes back the Danubian Federation and begins a surprise invasion of Czechoslovakia in order to capture Prague. The Hashemite Kingdom of Arabia officially joins the Central Powers in hopes of receiving assistance with the growing Assyrian rebellion.

Castille annexes Andalusia and unites with Aragon. The United Baltic Duchy begins to collapse. Italy pushes into France, capturing Marseille and Lyon. West Ukraine joins Danubia. Germany annexes Poland. Assyrian rebels gain more territory. Russia invades Ukraine.

As per their agreement, Romania tricks Ukraine into invading parts of northern Romania, which then immediately leads to Romania pushing into Ukraine with little resistance. Underground resistance in Central Powers countries increases. UCON begins fortifying its borders. The UK, Netherlands, Danubian Federation, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, who felt that UCON has been ineffective in solving conflicts, decide to re-create the Entente Cordiale and begin huge invasions of Central Powers countries.

Germany and Ukraine begin a simultaneous offensive against the Commonwealth and the country collapses. The Commonwealth splits into 4 new German and Ukrainian clients. Ukraine receives East Galicia although it becomes autonomous. Germany creates the United Baltic Duchy in the north as a German colonial state and annexes Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.

Italy begins a massive construction projects in the Alps, building hydroelectric dams and mines for coal and iron to fuel their industry. To prevent any nation attacking across the Alps, Italy builds massive fortifications to ensure none will pass through the Alps. Italy also receives major investment from UCON to help develop industry and rail infrastructure nationally. Italy is now one of the most power countries in Europe.

France joins the Central Powers due to being promised Brittany, Normandy, Nice, Savoy and Algeria by Germany. UCON propose to Castille that in case of war with Germany and its allies, they can annex Andalusia if victory is achieved and they will be given union with Aragon under the Castilian monarchy. They accept. The Netherlands begin to fortify their borders. The Slovene AEZ is disestablished as Italy feels it has served its purpose of developing Slovenia. Kurdistan and Assyria break from UCON and side with the Assyrian rebels in the ongoing conflict against Arabia. The Diyarbekir Alliance is formed.

The Assyrian revolt continues to gain territory in northern Syria. Assyria and Kurdistan consider joining the rebels against Arabia.

Ukraine manage to capture significant territories in the east, pushing all the way to the eastern border. Here, they almost wipe out the anarchists although some manage to survive. The Commonwealth request help from UCON but fearing a full-scale war with Germany, they decide to strike a deal: UCON will send aid to southern Ukraine. Romania is then asked to make the Ukrainians enter their borders so that they can declare war without Germany getting involved and are promised Odessa if they succeed. Romania accepts. Italy decides to disestablish the Provençal AEZ in order to not lose out on a major income stream, but in return, Italy creates two autonomous French regions around Nice and in Piedmont-Aosta. In the Neapolitan AEZ, Italy builds roads, railways, mines, and hopes to bring electrification in the entire region by the next year. Land reforms are also introduced, boosting productivity. Malta becomes the new headquarters of the Italian Central Mediterranean Fleet and the island is fortified and modernised. In Tunisia, agriculture, textile production are developed and phosphate mines are brought up to standard as well as roads and railways being built. Ljubljana becomes a major financial centre in the Balkans while manufacturing and timber processing become more developed in Slovenia. the chocolate industry support the creation of confectionary schools in the region in order to make Slovenia less reliant on industry to massive success and the whole AEZ becomes one of the most productive parts of the whole country. In the Istro-Dalmatian AEZ, Italy develops shipbuilding throughout region as well as fishing and tourism. Pula becomes a major naval base for Adriatic operations. They develop also railroad and electrification in the region. Vlorë is re-annexed in order to prevent a naval attack in the Adriatic. The Assyrian revolt gains significant ground in northern Syria and establishes a governing council. UCON discusses multiple ideas surrounding the future division of Germany if a war against them is to happen. The two main proposals are:

1. North-South split - a South Germany is created and North Germany loses territory.
2. Low German speaking areas of the country will be given a state which will be under the supervision of the Netherlands and the south will be split up between multiple states.
   Novgorod begins planning its invasion of Russia in order to reunite the country and fulfil its nationalist goals.

Andriy Melnyk, a Ukrainian nationalist, is elected President of the Commonwealth. Melnyk hates the idea of the Commonwealth as he feels it reduces his country's power and makes it effectively a Polish puppet. Therefore, he declares Ukrainian independence and resigns as President of the Commonwealth. This leads to a Civil War in Ukraine as much of the east and north believe being part of the Commonwealth is beneficial overall and so they choose to stay loyal. The Commonwealth, attempting to keep the loyalty of those in the west, create a West Ukrainian state which they promise will receive its own autonomous local government, which is something Ukraine will not do. This is effective as Poles in the region fear that they may be persecuted under Ukrainian rule. In the east, Anarchists re-appear and manage to take over areas near Kharkiv and the border. Germany decides to support Ukraine as the Commonwealth took control of West Prussia before UCON forced them to give it back. Germany occupies Saaremaa and Hiiumaa in Estonia in order to prevent Commonwealth shipping the Gulf of Riga. UCON immediately kicks Germany out and so them and Ukraine re-form the Central Powers.

An revolt in Albania occurs which leads to the Italian-friendly government being removed by a group of protesters in Tirana. Italy intervenes and declares Albania a Protectorate. Italy also demands Arabia allow Lebanon be an independent state due to the Maronite Christians living in the region, with the Italians threating to support the Assyrians if they refuse and to the Arabs accept. The new Lebanese Government is then secretly replaced with an Italian-backed one and the state becomes an Italian protectorate.

The Republic of Muscovy and the Volga Confederation unite into the Commonwealth of Republics of Free Russia. This new state is a de-facto federation in which each republic is technically independent but is basically just a state within the country, like Switzerland. Novgorod finishes its conquest of the areas controlled by Communists and Anarchists, uniting with the region and reorganising itself into the Russian Veche National Republic.

Germany receives its Pre-1924 eastern territories as part of a normalisation of relations with the Commonwealth. The Assyrian revolt expands an enters the Levant.

Italy decides to reduce Slovenia, taking away Istria in case of revolt or independence as it would cut Italy off from Dalmatia. In exchange, Italy makes Slovenia its own AEZ which includes the Austrian parts of Slovenia, meaning the two sides will share an economy and a bank is built in Ljubljana. The UCON RSF also withdraws from southern France, handing it back to France as it deems the region stable. UCON declares Anarchism a terrorist act and that all nations in UCON destroy anarchists in its borders which is successful. However, anarchists in Russia expand their territory which weakens the communists and allows Novgorod to push further. An Assyrian revolt occurs in Iraq and Syria.