As the situation on the Afghanistan battlefield deteriorated continuously, the perspective of the upper echelons of the British Government was changing.
Army Minister Rosario, "The Russians on the Afghanistan battlefield are making rapid progress solely due to the support of France and Austria.
"Now, the enemy we are facing is not merely the Russian Empire, but a tripartite alliance where the Russians provide the troops and France and Austria provide the funding and materials.
"Although Britannia is powerful, it does not possess the ability to confront the three major European powers simultaneously. To win this war, we have to cut off the support that France and Austria are providing to the Tsarist Government."
Every setback at the front had to be accounted for domestically. Moreover, Rosario was not merely making empty claims; the Russian victories indeed could not be separated from the support of France and Austria.
