Actaea

but at the same time, they managed to start setting some ultimatums.

By the way, I was "role-playing" as a state at that time, although, hmm... as a person, I generally agree with you. I would have voted to reject New Ventorum, but the fact that there was an active consul played a decisive role. But the policy of the new state of Kvasardastan was completely unappealing, that's just how it is. Role-playing at the level of the Old Champions is like that ;)
As for the other states, I don't know what they were guided by, but maybe, like the Shaman, they decided that AGAINST and NEUTRAL = give a chance and don't interfere.