An ignoble [not noble] war has been declared to a weak country. the indignation [outrage] in russia shared fully by me is enormous. i foresee that very soon i shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. to try and avoid such a calamity as a european war i beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far. –telegram from tsar nicholas ii to german kaiser wilhelm ii, 1914 what best describes the tsar’s viewpoint? he believes that world war i would be an immoral war. he worries that russia will be forced into war by forces outside his control. he believes that the coming war can be blamed on germany and its allies. he complains about the pressures that he is facing within his country for war.