How can I resolve the following diplo issue:
Hi guys, lurking for some time around this forum, but first post ever here
My question is: do you have any solutions to the following diplomacy issue, here's the story short:
Playing as the USSR, most recent FtM version, influencing Romania since 1936 together with increasing communist party support via my spies. PCR wins election early 1940, USSR GOI Poland in September 1939, DoW on Germany due to that, Poland falls, a stalemate develops since Germany doesn't invade the Low Countries/France. I want to keep Romania out of the war, but close to me nevertheless - with PCR in charge I got military access to them (I'm not able to invite them to faction due to the neutrality bug, I suppose).
Now the strange story begins:
In November 1940 Romania enters the Axis (still under the auspices of stalinist PCR and being in Comintern's corner of influence triangle) and DoWs on me soon after (about a week or so). Apart from the fact that stalinist country joins Axis is something totally out of the blue, it messes my plans completely as it elongates the front line - not to mention those extra brigades I need to fight with.
Is it possible to somehow invite Romania into Comintern as for now (I mean the pre-Axis period). I even tried using "yesmen" cheat and forcing a non-aggression pact prior to their DoW - but they kept refusing it twice, even with the cheat on. What are your suggestions?
Thanks in advance.