Sadly not much in the way of how the story has progressed has been revealed.
Actually, on further inspection it seems Leeds is completely overrun by gallia, and in desperation bretonia has pretty much cut off the gate network in an attempt to create a no mans land.
I assume the Gallic "menace" will make the same mistake the ww2 Germans made and open a second front into liberty. I believe the phrase "dis gun be good" would fit well here. However, Leeds seems to be a strong tactical position, jump holes to many places in bretonia (and Magellan)... would inRP make it easier to supply a barricade to cut off bretonia from liberty... Gallia, given the resources and inRP strength could totally go art of war on bretonia.
Poor bretonians.
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.