But the political situation in Iași at the time was also very difficult. Russian armies on the Romanian front often fraternized with the Germans/Austrians, military discipline disappeared. The General Staff of general Dmitry Shcherbachev was threatened by Russian revolutionaries, and had to be protected by Romanian soldiers. The Romanian army had to extend in a short period of time to cover a long portion of the front line previously occupied by Russian soldiers, and had to attend to the disarmament of the Russian soldiers all over. The Romanian government replied that it could not spare any soldiers. The representatives of the Entente decided then to send to Bessarabia one Serbian and one Czechoslovak division, which were being formed in Russia from prisoners of war taken from Austria-Hungary, however to send them to Bessarabia turned out to be a logistical nightmare. In Kiev, with the help of the Romanian government, there were being formed several legions of Bukovinian and Transylvanian volunteers, soldiers and officers, to be sent to Bukovina and possibly Transylvania. The Entente high Command in Romania decided to divert a couple of these to Bessarabia. But, as soon as these were ready to move, they were in keen need on the front to cover empty spots, thus this proved impractical as well. The Romanian government cared more about its own security, while Entente representatives cared about keeping Germany in check. For none of them Bessarabia was a priority. Faced with systemic pillage by Russian deserters, some Bessarabian peasants started to flee to Romania.