Soviet Godfather - v5 Chapter 285

Facing the irrefutable evidence, Yazov was speechless in surprise. He never expected that the enemy would penetrate so deeply. The fortress is always breached from the inside, recalling the amazing actions of Ulyanov when he was Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. Yazov was even more convinced of the authenticity of Kryuchkov’s allegations.

　　 “Who else knows about these things?” Yazov asked Kryuchkov cautiously.

　　 “In addition to you and me, there is one of my subordinates, no one else!” Kryuchkov replied in a low voice.

“Don’t make any public comments about this matter. Find an opportunity to ask other comrades for their opinions. Remember! Those comrades who have publicly expressed support for Ulyanov must refrain from temptation, so as not to provoke an alarm!” Yazov explained .

　　 “Can’t we work together to control Ulyanov?” Kryuchkov asked puzzled.

“Comrade Kryuchkov, unless you want to turn the Soviet Union into a junta-ruled country! The military has never had a good reputation in politics! Ulyanov’s problems are too complicated, and the Soviet Union’s economic lifeline is almost in his hands. We have to admit that his contribution to the Soviet Union is still great. But he also committed unforgivable crimes. If the Soviet government continues to be controlled by these people, what is the difference between the policies they have now formulated and the death of the party and the country? “Although Yazov is a soldier, he still knows the importance. Soldiers can defend the country and control Ulyanov in the name of quelling the traitors, but they cannot really replace the government to maintain the country’s operations. The KGB and the Ministry of Defense alone can achieve a fatal blow to the enemy, but in that case, the Soviet Union will face the blockade of the whole world, and the economy that has just seen improvement is likely to slide into the abyss again. Therefore, the military must unite with the politicians in the party. The army does what the army should do, and politicians do what politicians do. Only in this way will the harm to this country be minimal.

　　 Although the Ministry of National Defense and the KGB knew part of Selesha’s secrets, they still decided not to move. Accumulate more power in the dark first. If we can draw in more party comrades to control Ulyanov through non-military means, it is of course the best choice, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable if we get there.

　　 Kryuchkov and Ulyanov have secretly colluded with each other, discussing how to deal with Seryosha. But Sergey Sha did not know this. At this moment, he is still running around for the economic construction of the Soviet Union. Construction of the pipeline from Kuwait to the Mediterranean has begun. Sergei Sha intends to invest in the construction of a large petrochemical base in Syria, a hard-core ally of the Soviet Union, to radiate the entire Arab region. For an Arab country like Syria that has always been friendly to the Soviet Union, Sergey Sha really wants to support it. For Seryosha, Saddam is too difficult to control, Kuwait is too weak, and only Syria is the most reliable in the Middle East.

　　 Economic matters are of course important, but Sergei’s ultimate goal is to let the unified market organization he created to replace the future European Union and become Europe’s largest economic and political organization. Currently in Eastern Europe, apart from the former East Germany being merged into West Germany, there is the last piece of the puzzle in the socialist camp that has not been incorporated into the unified market. And this last and most important piece of the puzzle is now a hot potato. It lies in front of Albania, which is eager to join the unified market, and prevents the unified market from being completely connected geographically.

　　 This hot potato is Yugoslavia, and the reason why Selesha excluded it from the unified market is because Yugoslavia is now experiencing serious civil war. The Balkans has been the powder keg of Europe since ancient times. Just a few days ago, after Slovenia declared its independence, the Serb-dominated Yugoslav army launched an offensive against Slovenia, followed by Croatia’s declaration of independence, and armed conflict broke out again between local Serbs and Croats. The current Yugoslav leader Mi Losevic called on the Serbs to go to Croatia in the form of a volunteer army to maintain the unity of the country. Then the battle escalated again. In addition, the Albanians of Kosovo Province also declared their independence earlier. Now Yugoslavia has two republics and one autonomous province in total at war.

　　 Yugoslavia, as an alternative in the socialist camp, always kept a respectful attitude from the Soviet Union when the Soviet Union was at its strongest. Yugoslavia is the only European socialist camp that has not joined the Warsaw Pact. When Tito was alive, no nation dared to declare independence, but with the series of influences of Gorbachev’s new thinking in Eastern Europe, nationalism began to rise in Yugoslavia, an alliance of six republics. Conflicts between them continue. National grievances have also deepened day by day.

　　 In addition to ethnic issues ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Religious issues are also the most troublesome issue for the Yugoslav government. This small southern European country has three powers: Orthodox, Catholic, and Islam at the same time. Although Bosnia has not yet been involved in the war, the fighting between Slovenia and Croatia clearly set a bad example for the Mu people in Bosnia.

　　 The Yugoslav Civil War is of course unfortunate for the Yugoslavs. The same is true for Albania, because Albania is separated from the main countries of the unified market by Yugoslavia, which is very detrimental to the Albanian economy. At the same time, the European Community, which is in serious competition with the unified market, is actively fighting for the right to speak in Yugoslavia, and the United States also intends to deepen its own influence. Therefore, for Sergei Sha, if the European Community and the United States do not want to expand their voice in Eastern Europe, the problem of Yugoslavia must be resolved.

　　 Just before the outbreak of the Civil War, the Yugoslav government submitted an application to join the unified market. But this application was shelved by Sergey Sha at the time. One reason is that Sergei knew that Yugoslavia was a troublemaker. But now that the European Community has taken action, the United States is eyeing it again. Sergei had to consider Yugoslavia’s problems in advance.

　　The current ports of the Unified Market Organization are mostly concentrated on the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea coast. In the Mediterranean region, although Albania’s ports are vital to the unified market, Yugoslavia isolated Albania from the unified market country on land, making it impossible for railways in the unified market area to reach Albania. Once the European Community takes away Yugoslavia, Albania will sooner or later become the European Community’s Chinese food, and the unified market of Seryosha will completely lose its Mediterranean port. So Yugoslavia must not be lost. …