The British stepping in to meddle has once again plunged the war into confusion and uncertainty. Whether the Tsarist Government's wallet will be emptied first or the Kingdom of Prussia can no longer hold out on the battlefield is something nobody knows.
Having lost their maritime transport routes, the Russian plan to concentrate forces and swiftly defeat the Prussians has gone bankrupt.
Ever since the Russians lost the Polish Region, grain prices in St. Petersburg have been on a continuous rise, having increased by thirty percent compared to before the war.
This is the result of Alexander II's timely measures to control prices, otherwise, a doubling of grain prices was also a possibility.
The Russians have plenty of grain stockpiles; the only problem is transportation. Transporting grain from the Ukraine and Moscow area to St. Petersburg inevitably means an increase in price.
