Krieg,
A question/clarification with Russia in regards to activating Pro-Allied neutrals. Russia starts at war with no one, so they are not part of the Allies yet and can not enter Pro-Allied neutrals during non-combat movement, right?
If the above is correct, does declaring war on Japan make them Allied and allow them to enter Pro-Allied neutrals or is it only when they are at war with Euro-Axis?
The way we read the rule is that war with Japan fulfills their obligation and allows them to enter Pro-Allied neutrals.
To wit:
pg. 10, under “Friendly Neutrals”, here are the passages we thought were relevant…
“A pro-Allies neutral would be considered a friendly neutral to the US, UK, Soviet Union, and France.” [side note, why no mention of ANZAC in that sentence of the rule book? Was that an omission?]
“They [referring to pro-Allied neutral in my case] can be moved into (but not through) as a noncombat move by land units of a power at war (see Noncombat Move, pg. 21).”
I just wanted a clarification that we read this correctly and war with Japan is intended to allow Russia to enter pro-Allied territories.
Thank you,
Dave