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Despite the moderation of Russia’s initial response, the seeds of the future Russo-Turk conflict were nevertheless discernible at Laibach. For although Alexander condemnedthe rebels, he was adamant that the Turkish authorities were not to be permitted to punishthose Greeks who had not taken part in the revolt. Russia would observe a strict neutralitybetween the warring factions unless, in Capodistrias words, her ‘friendly interference’ wasneeded ‘to protect the Greeks from the vengeance of the Turks’.(33)Turkish reprisals against the civilian population of the Principalities had, in fact,begun almost immediately upon the outbreak of the revolt. By March, a flood of refugeeshad made its way to the Ottoman frontier, seeking protection in Russian Bessarabia. Therefugee problem was extremely sensitive as their admittance into Russia was bound to be acause of friction in Russo-Turkish relations. It is therefore remarkable that for almost amonth, the local authorities in Bessarabia, namely its Governor-General, I. N. Inzov and thecommanders of the Second Army, decided Russia’s immigration policy without anyinstructions from the Foreign Ministry or the Tsar.On 25 February 1821 OS, Sabaneev instructed Inzov to allow refugees to pass theRussian quarantine and ordered some of his military units to move to the Moldavianborder. (34) The Commander-in-Chief, P. Kh. Wittgenstein, soon confirmed theseorders.(35) Inzov was to admit refugees to save them from ‘a certain death’ and the armywas to fend off any Turkish pursuit into Russian territoiy.(36) Wittgenstein, however,stressed that despite a plea from the Hospodar of Moldavia M. Sutzo,(37) he had noauthority to send military units into Moldavia itself.(38)Only on 26 March OS did Wittgenstein receive instructions from Nesselrode.(39)Alexander agreed that whilst the innocent inhabitants of Moldavia were to be admitted:
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