USSR 1991

Yanayev stared at the picture and directly added the second half of Primakov's sentence, "It's like defending Berlin like the stars arching the moon, forming a circle in the sky, but what can this explain? If it is I, I will also... wait."

Yanayev seemed to understand something.

At this moment, Primakov raised his head, his face was a little ugly, and he said in a low voice, "What if the other party did not merge the German Democratic Republic into the Federal Republic of Germany from the beginning, but maintained the status of the 'SS'?" ? After all, the Democratic Baath Party still needs the country’s tax revenue to feed its own army.”

"I think Germany will become a terrible opponent in the future. When no one can restrict their development, they will finally become the fuse of the change in Europe."

The entire office fell silent, and no one questioned Primakov's words. Adhering to the German tradition, it is also a matter of time before the Democratic Republic Army becomes a real SS.The mutual defense between the Wehrmacht and the Republican Army is destined to allow Krenz to vigorously develop the military power of the SS, and may even provide a guarantee of force for the one-party rule of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Hitler came to power by relying on the SA and the SS, and by fooling the people.

And Krenz took exactly the same old path.

One cannot step into the same river twice, and Heratrik asks the question that someone always makes the same mistake.

In the absence of conclusive evidence, Yanayev will not rashly attack the "unbreakable alliance", which is the backbone of European stability.

"We need to wait. Germany has not shown any political intentions so far, and we cannot accuse the other party of being the group of people who betrayed us."

"But once we have the evidence, we will make those guys pay the price they deserve. The Soviet Union never treats traitors softly."

Chapter 852 Fragmented New Oriental Policy

The visit of the Soviet envoy to Germany Dobrynin was the first card Yanayev played. He needed to know the attitude of the German Democratic Baath Party towards the Soviet Union.A direct friendly and peaceful visit will not allow the Soviet Union to come up with a real answer. It needs to test the other party on certain issues before reaching a conclusion.

This kind of thing must be undertaken by someone with rich diplomatic experience. Dobrynin, who has decades of experience as a Soviet ambassador to the United States, naturally became Yanayev's best candidate.

Dobrynin, who served as Yanayev’s special diplomatic adviser, had a sense of mission to shoulder heavy responsibilities, not only from the Kremlin’s order, but also reminded Dobrynin of the meeting between Molotov and Hitler in 1940, even if judged The opponent's intention to start the war was revealed, and the exact time was not determined, which led to strategic mistakes.

However, Krenz's tactics are even more clever, cleverly using the contradiction between the United States and the Soviet Union to insinuate and cause a wolf pack effect.The Kremlin wants to know exactly how many steps the other party will take.

In the fourth week after the general election, Berlin, which was originally gradually calm, ushered in a new round of uneasiness.

It was the end of winter at this time, and the sky revealed a gloomy blue through the dry branches, and matched with the white snow that had not yet dissipated, it looked a little pale and feeble.The gloom accumulated in the sky has dissipated, but there is no look of relief on the faces of the people.Instead, it became more dignified.

The last ray of light before falling into darkness.

A more terrible snowstorm is approaching.

The platforms and passages of the Berlin railway station have been under martial law. The Mercedes-Benz bridge cars of the state guest team are parked outside waiting for the guests in Berlin. There are also a group of high-level political figures in suits. In addition to the German foreign minister, there is another A high-ranking figure, Congress Speaker Jonish Keith.

According to Krenz's arrangement, they were here to meet Primakov's special guest.

After the special train pulled into the station, the black windows blocked Jonishkis' view.When the train stopped, a bunch of people came out of the carriage.Followed closely behind an attendant.He is neither tall nor fat, with a typical Slavic face and a refined appearance.

Dobrynin slowly approached Jonishkis, his light gray suit made him look more like a gentle university professor.But anyone who has dealt with him knows that the person who can keep an eye on the balance between the United States and the Soviet Union for so many years is not always a simple role.

That bland face feels colder than the snow in Berlin in winter.

Putting aside these unrealistic thoughts, Jonishkis took a step forward, extended his hand to him, and said kindly, "Mr. Dobrynin, hello. I am the Speaker of the Congress, Jonishkis."

Dobrynin froze for a moment, but didn't extend his hand immediately, and nodded to Jonishkis as a greeting.

This scene was a bit embarrassing, but Dobrynin said sarcastically as soon as he came up, "I didn't expect that even the speaker of the National Assembly came. What is Germany doing? Are you guilty of what you have done?"

Jonishkis frowned. After all, he was a soldier, and felt a little displeased with Dobrynin's ridicule.The foreign minister standing aside was stunned for a moment, seeing that the situation was not good, and worried that Jonishkis would ruin the big event, so he added a sentence just right.

"No, you misunderstood. This is to repeat the respect for the cooperative relationship between the Soviet Union and Germany. After all, we are allies of the United Front. Isn't it?"

Emphasizing the relationship between the allies of the united front, it is naturally impossible for the other party to say some excessive words.

Looking at the foreign minister's answer with a calm smile, Dobrynin nodded and did not speak.Neither the Minister of Foreign Affairs nor the Speaker of the National Assembly is the key point, so he showed a lukewarm attitude towards the other party's boasting. What he cares about is the talks with Krenz and when he raises the issues explained by Yanayev, what will he do? what kind of reaction.

Now he can still show a calm and composed appearance. When the true colors are revealed, the Soviet Union will not show mercy because of class friendship.Krenz's reaction will determine Yanayev's next move.

Whether to destroy Krenz, or destroy the entire German Democratic Baath Party, anyway, the Soviet Union still has another pawn hidden in the top German cabinet.

After receiving Dobrynin, the destination of the State Guest Team was the German Chancellery.

Along the way, Jonishkis expressed Soviet-German friendly views to Dobrynin, even about the follow-up of the policy of carve-up Eastern Europe, such as the alliance formed by Germany and Poland and other Central European countries and the axis formed by the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. Integration will turn Eastern Europe into a captive fat sheep that can be controlled by both sides using oil, economy, resources, etc.

"I can guarantee that the cooperation between the Soviet Union and Germany is the most correct approach. If you choose someone else, then this is Moscow's loss. I hope that the relationship between the two parties will not be broken because of certain rumors."

Although he tried his best to change the subject, Dobrynin didn't take Jonishkis' statement seriously. He asked the other party directly, "By the way, do you remember the foreign policy of Hallstein in the Federal Republic of Germany?"

Jonishkis gave him a strange look.

Hallsteinism was formulated by Walter Hallstein, State Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany, who claimed that the government of the Federal Republic of Germany alone represented the whole of Germany, did not recognize the German Democratic Republic, and did not establish or maintain diplomatic relations with any country with which the German Democratic Republic had diplomatic relations, but The exception was the Soviet Union, which was responsible for the unification of Germany as one of the four victorious powers.

"Of course, I don't forget that difficult time in Germany."

Jonishkis heard Dobrynin's tone change, but he didn't know what he was going to do.

Dobrynin took off his glasses and said to himself, "The essence of Hallsteinism is that the Federal Republic of Germany represents the whole of Germany and does not recognize the Democratic Germany at that time, so it cannot establish or maintain diplomatic relations with any country that has diplomatic relations with East Germany. Hallsteinism is also the core of your Adenauer government's foreign policy, but the embarrassing facts later showed that the implementation of Hallsteinism can only restrain the Federal Republic of Germany's own diplomatic activities, and instead isolate itself. Isn't it? "

Jonishkis didn't know what to reply for a while, so he could only say "Hmm."

"Then came the era of the New Oriental Policy. Later, the Brandt government actively promoted the New Oriental Policy to improve the relationship between the Democratic Republic of Germany and the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1972, you signed the "Treaty on the Basis of Relations between the Two Countries", with the purpose of realizing the Normalization of relations between countries. Improvement of relations with other Eastern European countries, followed by the establishment of diplomatic relations with Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, etc. in December 1973. Ease of coldness between Germany and Eastern European countries relations, and took advantage of Germany's rapid economic development to successfully win over most of the countries at that time."

The higher the praise, the harder the fall. Dobrynin likes to speak up first and then down.

"But now?"

The Soviet special envoy raised his head, and the counterattack finally began. He reprimanded the German Democratic Baath Party for its inconsistency one by one.

"What Germany is doing to Eastern European countries, isn't it returning from the New Orient Policy to the era of Hallsteinism? You are doing everything you can to block Eastern European countries, plunder Eastern European countries, and treat them as a subsidiary of German market dumping, Romania, Czech Republic When the country's manufacturing industry collapses, unemployed people have to go to Europe to wash dishes and wash toilets. No wonder Yanayev would readily agree to the carve-up policy when he proposed it. You can't wait to beat each other to the bone. .”

Jonishkis looked a little unnatural. After Krenz came to power, he did abandon some established foreign policies and adopted more radical measures, such as plundering the origin of materials, in order to ensure that Western European capitalists can control the market smoothly. It is not unheard of to directly monopolize a certain industry's dirty inside story.

Germany's economic problems determine that Eastern European countries will not have a good life after the right wing comes to power.The New Orient Policy became something radical mixed with Hallsteinism.

In the end, he added a certain sentence on the sidelines, "With such a policy, it is difficult for us to guarantee that you will not use some shady methods when the Soviet Union is dealing with Eastern European issues. For example, the US Secretary of State visited Eastern Europe. Is this a coincidence?"

After finishing speaking, Dobrynin looked at the pale counterpart very calmly, with a harmless smile on his face.

"Is not it?"

Chapter 853 The Exposed Bottom Line

Jonishkis was speechless after being refuted, and stopped discussing any issues about the alliance with the other party, and the province humiliated himself.Dobrynin didn't care about the attitude of the other party to cover up his faults. His goal was Krenz. Only by finding out what the other party was thinking would the Kremlin have a strategy to deal with it.Uncertain factors in Germany are holding back the Kremlin's movements. Yanayev needs to consider how the actions of his "allies" will affect him, including whether the original strategic plan will fail.

The reception banquet was very lively, but Dobrynin, who was sitting in the VIP seat, was a little distracted. His thoughts were all on Krenz. Even when someone raised his glass to pay tribute, he seemed absent-minded, hoping to finish the process hastily. , get to the point as soon as possible.

After dining in the VIP reception hall of the Prime Minister's Palace, Krenz met Dobrynin who came from afar. In a hidden conference room, the two sides formally entered into talks.

The content of this meeting is confidential, and neither side wants a third party to know the content of the conversation, except for a loyal and reliable interpreter.Krenz sat on the sofa with a calm expression.I couldn't see the slightest bit of guilt, but she looked completely calm.Don't worry about the censure of the Soviet representative at all.

Dobrynin's questioning began. He asked the other party, "If it is true what Prime Minister Krenz said, our alliance is unbreakable, but why did the United States take the lead in the Soviet Union and start uniting Eastern European countries? And why is it just right? Is it all just a coincidence that we act at the point where we are ready to act?"