h/t CTH
Apparently someone had a quiet word with Lithuainia, and explained to them that, Thanks, No, Europe didn't want to be dragged into global thermonuclear war with Russia by the Duchy of Grand Fenwick.
Which ratchets tensions, and general stupidity, back down several notches from 11.
To their credit, saner heads on both sides resisted the urge to get stupider than the original move, and now everyone gets to save face and avoid widening the conflict.
As expected, the bumbling buffoons surrounding Emperor Stumblefuck Poopypants the Ist had absolutely nothing to do with this, at any level, which explains much of the sensibility of the solution.
