The Fate of our nation

Due to the constant decline of the petty Byzantine Empire, the city of our nation has become somewhat of a religious center of the Orthodox faith. Some of our knights yearn for the looting of the city in the fashion of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. However, doing so might result only in a vast revolt of the Muscovite Russians against us.\nAnother suggestion was to repurpose the churches instead and convert the people to Catholicism while the Orthodox Patriarchs are getting dispossessed. This will result into a religious revolt, though a smaller one than a sacking.\nFinally, one last suggestion from our knights is to integrate the Muscovite Russians into our state, and help them rebuild their city. Surely, it will get us the goodwill of the Russians, but future conversion attempts in our nation or in the near area might meet harsh resistance.