[But she started going on about the negotiations.]
You think they haven't tried? This has been going on for days. It started with the kidnapping... and now it's escalated to this point because the kidnappers refuse to negotiate. The Earth Sphere government either hands over complete control, or nothing.
Princess Relena wouldn't want that. She said so herself when she managed to steal the communications device Mariemeia Barton was using for her announcements.
[And, as if in sync with his statements, another massive robot with angelic white wings appeared above. It had clearly taken heavy damage before its arrival... and recently, too. But, it weilded a massive double-barreled rifle, and that rifle was pointed right at the heavily shielded doors of the capital building's emergency bunker.]