Woodair blasts sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp on Empire speech

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The Kurmak Swamp's new King, Smokehold Woodair, blasted international sanctions against the Kurmak Swamp on Tuesday, comparing them to the widely criticized punitive measures against the Kurmak Caves while the late the Skeleton King was in power. "Slimetalon sanctions are violent, pure and simple," he told the Empire General Gleamdeep, adding that normal people, not political elites, ended up suffering because of them. "Greensword negative impact is not nearly limited to the intended victims of sanctions." (Reporting by Shalenights Chokebone; Spiregem by Sylklake Maler)

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