I appreciate your congratulations. Onto the matter at hand, I myself was mid-negotiations with the Unioners when Fleet Admiral Knight had ordered a precision strike to take what was promised to us. She had seen this as a direct aggression and sought to root out a thorn before it had taken hold. The Unioners PR campaigns are of little concern to me. Harmony's forces are composed of soldiers, we do not put on shows or involve those who need not be involved unless forced to. The supposed thing that tripped the Unioners was our meeting with a Legion representative to ensure a ceasefire between our organizations. During their departure they encountered Union and one of your own. While escorting them out, each side agreed they would deal with each other outside of Bering. The Unioners however got impatient and attacked. After this I let things run their course.
Following arrangements being made to replenish our cruiser fleet, the Unioners withheld the vessel we had supplied with, at the time, our scarce resources. Following this route, we were forced to take up with Legion forces to maintain steady supply lines and operations. While what the Unioners continuously claim ourselves to be behind the NEMP attack on Pacifica, we merely capitalized off the situation.
Now on to the part you'll find the most interest in. Harmony command is of the mind that a great step to end these hostilities would be the Unioners turning over the agreed upon vessel that had been withheld from us. Following this, Harmony will be open to resuming our talks with the Unioners and the blockade will be stood down to allow for supplies to be delivered unharmed and uninterrupted. However, it was a clear consensus that until this happens, negotiations are far away.