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War Never Changes - 2012-2024

After assisting the South Sudanese in their war for independence, L'bania was at peace, over the next 2 years, nothing would happen, the U.S. got into a couple of disputes, but not much else. That all changed in 2014, when Russia, their neighbor, annexed the Crimean Autonomous Republic along with Sevestapol, with two states, Donetsk and Luhansk, declaring independence. Many countries continued to recognise these border disputes as they were before this event. The Russo-Ukrainian War had begun, though only beginning with these small regional disputes, was going to be incredibly devastating in the next decade. In February 2022, Russia would start a full-scale invasion against Ukraine, the U.S. saw this as both a way for a better economy and better diplomatic relations with Ukraine. L'bania, unlike the U.S., was not going to pick sides, because, as they feel more aligned with Ukraine, they don't want bad relations with Russia, as they're neighboring them, and not part of any military organizations.
During the next year, Ukraine could only be sent a few T-34s from L'bania. Nearing the start of 2023, it seemed to have balanced out, Russia couldn't advance further, nor could Ukraine.
Two-thirds of the way into 2023, Israel declared war on Hamas, a militant group in Gaza, Palestine. Hamas didn't feel that Palestine was doing anything to stop the Israelis from invading them, so they took matters into their own hands. L'bania, who had close ties with Palestine, understood Hamas, yet couldn't support them, as they held hostages. They most definitely weren't going to support Israel, though, as Israel was just as bad as Hamas, maybe worse. So they held a meeting or two with Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, asking if they could release the hostages, and in return, L'bania would send aid to citizens in Gaza, along with those on the frontlines. Sinwar agreed to release a portion, as some of them, in his words, needed to be kept for a little longer for interrogation. L'bania then had a meeting with the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, asking for them to release their hostages, in turn, they would do the same for what they did for Hamas. Herzog agreed. L'bania had successfully saved hundreds of lives, and many families, both in Gaza and Israel.

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