"Oh," said the Tsar's Secretary, "the British have also indicated that they will persuade Sweden to respect our interests in the Baltic Sea—at least to ensure that Sweden would not launch another attack on our Finnish territories."
Without their support, Sweden, whose national strength had seriously declined, could hardly wage war. Thus, their attitude could definitely have a significant impact on Sweden.
"Ah ha, I see!"
Potemkin suddenly burst out laughing: "Those cunning British, it turns out they were targeting France."
"France?" Herabovitsky said with some confusion, "But the British envoy never mentioned France."
Potemkin proudly patted the wooden table inside the carriage as if he were a hunter who had just discerned the hiding place of a beast: "Why would they expend so much effort to mediate the Prussia-Austria war?"
"This… I really can't figure it out."
