As skirmishing continued in Macedonia, mainly between Serbian and Bulgarian troops, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia tried to stop the upcoming conflict, since Russia did not wish to lose either of its Slavic allies in the Balkans.
Como as escaramuzas continuaban en Macedonia, principalmente entre tropas búlgaras e serbias, o tsar Nicolás II de Rusia tratou de evitar que o conflito fose coñecido porque non desexaba perder a ningún dos seus aliados eslavos nos Balcánse.