[3][4] Vsevolod, who was already at the Horde, received the patent for the principality from Jani Beg, and on the way back, he intercepted Vasily at the town of Bezdezh and "robbed him", leaving him empty-handed and forcing him to return to his patrimony.

[3][4] The feud with Vsevolod continued, leading to internecine fighting, as evidenced by what the Nikon Chronicle says: "The Tverites suffered sorely and many of them scattered abroad because of this derangement (nestroeniyd)".

[5] The Nikon Chronicle, which is the only source of information about the feud, says that Feodor, the bishop of Tver, convinced the two parties to make peace and to amicably discuss the dynastic issue.

[8] In 1357, Vsevolod decided to bring the case to Alexius, the newly appointed head of the Russian Orthodox Church, but the metropolitan did not listen to his complaints.

[9] Ivan II of Moscow decided to resume the treaty of friendship with Kashin, and both Vasily and the bishop of Tver, Feodor, went to Vladimir to discuss matters with the metropolitan; however, these talks did not lead to anything.

[11] Vsevolod had set off to Sarai in an attempt to contest his uncle's title, but the khan arrested him "without judgement" and he was forced to return to Tver.

[10][11] After the troops of Tver and Mozhaysk recaptured Rzhev from the Lithuanians in 1358–1359,[10] Vsevolod left for Lithuania to strengthen ties with his brother-in-law, Olgerd.

[13] The sources do not indicate any territorial losses for Tver, and it is possible that without the support of Moscow, Vasily instead sent his nephew Mikhail Aleksandrovich, the appanage prince of Mikulin, to conclude peace with Olgerd.

[17] The two parties concluded peace and the Trinity Chronicle reports that Mikhail Aleksandrovich recognized the priority of his uncle Vasily as the legitimate grand prince of Tver.