Emperor Ivan VII Condemns Invasion of Ukraine

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Emperor Condemns Invasion of Ukraine

11 February 7530 AM

Volodymirov Dvorets - 24 February 2022

IVAN by the Grace of God, Faithful Pavlovian Emperor and Autocrat of all Rus', of the Great, the Little and the White, etc. etc. etc. To the Senate and People of Pavlov and to all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!

We strongly condemn the reckless and criminal actions of Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation in launching an unprovoked and illegal attack on Ukraine and on the historical lands claimed by the Empire of Pavlov. The Faithful Pavlovian Emperor and the members of the Senate of Pavlov urge the Government of Vladimir Putin to immediately cease all military action and withdraw from Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with all of the people of Ukraine as they fight to oppose the murderous tyrant who is intent on bringing death, terror and destruction to Our people in Our Tsardom of Kyiv.

We further earnestly pray for the people of Ukraine in this their hour of need and have asked His All Holiness Patriarch Filaret III to say a special mass for Ukraine and for all Our subjects now put into harm’s way by this invasion.

Given at our Court at Volodymirov Dvorets the 24th Day of February in the year 7530 or the First year of Our Reign.

By the EMPEROR with His Own Hand

Ivan I