Soviet Union 1991

(Third update, there are two more updates at noon)

The news of Naurskaya's victory in annihilating all enemy forces was like a shot in the arm, greatly boosting the Soviet army's originally low morale after the war in Afghanistan. Even Yanayev, who was far away in Moscow, praised the news after hearing the news. It was a very beautiful war. After the failure of the last war, the Soviet army took a great first step. Victory belongs to the Soviet Union. , belongs to the people.

Newspapers widely publicized how unbearable the Chechen armed forces were. No matter how powerful the Soviet army was, they were completely helpless. However, the combat deeds of the Soviet soldiers were so heroic that they never flinched even when faced with a force several times that of the enemy.

All this is just to create a cover for the Western world. The Soviet armed forces have not weakened as the situation has worsened and the army has been disarmament. Instead, it has strong strength that can push Europe flatly.

Through the Chechen war, Yanayev can also slightly divert the attention of the people. The poor domestic economic situation coupled with this huge mobilization war will undoubtedly make the situation worse. On the one hand, Yanayev has to worry about the Chechen War, and on the other hand, he has to discuss with Ryzhkov how to quickly regain strength after this war.

Unlike previous leaders, Yanayev focused his sights on Europe wholeheartedly. Although the Soviet Union, which was excluded and marginalized by Western European countries, became Saudi Arabia's largest natural gas exporter in the following decades, its fragile economic single-mindedness led to every Oil price changes were a nightmare for the Soviet Union.

Just like when Putin was president, he threatened to interrupt the natural gas supply to Western Europe in the face of Western sanctions. This kind of behavior is as ridiculous as the man who sells pancakes upstairs announcing that he will no longer sell pancakes to this community. The huge markets in Western Europe can always find countries that provide them with crude oil and natural gas, such as Saudi Arabia and countries in the Middle East. However, the economic encirclement and sanctions imposed by Western European countries on the Soviet Union were as fatal as the water and electricity bureau cutting off water and electricity.

Yanayev, who is well aware of this truth, decided to use prosperous Asian countries as a breakthrough in counter-sanctions.

Ryzhkov, who serves as Minister of Economy, still recommends continuing to reduce the number of war weapons. It is best to suspend or reduce some large-scale projects, concentrate on economic development, and insist on economic construction as the center.

The first thing Yanayev thought of was the navy, which was the most expensive. For example, the Gorshkov aircraft carrier was sold. Anyway, this aircraft carrier would be given to India for free in 2004. It is better to sell it to Asan now at a loss. Firstly, it can reduce the pressure on military expenditures. Secondly, the foreign exchange obtained can improve the poor domestic economic situation. Now that we know that we can no longer maintain the situation of competing for hegemony, we might as well learn from other countries and take a step back, hide our capabilities and bide our time, waiting for the opportunity of another great renaissance.

Large-scale reductions in naval expenditures have been put on the agenda of Yanayev Yanayev's meeting, and he and Navy Commander-in-Chief Chernavin have a sudden feud, although Chernavin has been showing a good attitude after Yeltsin's death. Very low-key, but Yanayev knew very well that this guy's fangs were still hidden deep in the grooves. They are just waiting for the day when they will show themselves, shout for so-called democracy and freedom, and become an accomplice of the oligarchy.

And now Yanayev is reducing the navy in order to weaken Chernavin's power. Yanayev, who is overwhelmed by various things, has no time to deal with this fish and shrimp that is not yet a threat. The chess game now laid out It's just that he will be expelled from the army more legitimately in the future.

"Selling the active aircraft carrier? Well, this can indeed temporarily relieve the pressure on our fiscal deficit." Ryzhkov has always been dissatisfied with the huge war machine created by the Soviet Union. The country's current financial strength has become very severe. If it continues A huge arms race will sooner or later lead to economic collapse.

"I will say hello to the Navy Ministry about this and let them prepare in advance. Although, their reaction may be a bit violent..." Yanayev said with a wry smile. No military branch of any country would do so because of this. They are happy that their own strength has been weakened, not to mention that the Soviet Union itself is a land-based country. In terms of scale, the navy has always been inferior to the army. If the scale is further reduced, the dissatisfaction caused to itself will be obvious.

"But our sale of active aircraft carriers will also send a signal to the West that our economy is in ruins." Ryzhkov scratched his head, "This is equivalent to telling the West that if you continue to impose sanctions, it will achieve unexpected results. "

"Haha, selling the aircraft carrier is just a way to reduce expenditures. In fact, the Soviet economy needs more sources of income." Yanayev said, "But we cannot limit our sights to those capitalist countries in Western Europe. They are indeed rich, but they will not Do business with us, so we have to focus on those third world countries that have the potential to become superpowers in the future.”

There was silence for a long time. Ryzhkov, who was somewhat secretive, said slowly, "You mean our red neighbors in the south? But they are now considered friends of the Western world. Are they really willing to cooperate with us?"

Yanayev did not directly answer Ryzhkov's question, but said something else, "Do you know the similarities between our country and our southern neighbors?"

"Huh? Where?" Ryzhkov asked with some confusion.

"Our similarity is that the Western countries, led by the United States, have never really regarded us as friends. Since the founding of the Soviet Union, the West has been chasing and blocking us, and they are the same. Economic blockade, arms embargo, these vampires who have been in charge of the world for a long time think that they are the masters of the world, and are terrified of our rise, and try every means to strangle us in the cradle."

"The Soviet Union has no friends, and never needs these so-called friends in the Western world. We only need firm allies with common goals to form an unbreakable economic alliance."

"For the disputes between us and its borders, the best way is to shelve the disputes and jointly develop. I think they will agree with this approach."

What Yanayev said is also the policy that the leader of that country has always emphasized.

This world is not prepared for the weak. Only countries with strong comprehensive national strength can rule all living beings. After World War II, the Bretton Woods system established the United States' position as an economic hegemon, and the Soviet Union, which had taken a detour for more than ten years, finally got on the right track. It no longer competes for hegemony with military strength, but catches up with the United States with the model of economic development.

Yanayev's plan was different from others. He never thought that the Soviet Union alone could not defeat Europe economically. With the development of world peace, the global war model would never be started again, and the powerful military force that the Soviet Union had painstakingly created would become a pile of scrap metal.

An economic alliance with Moscow-East Asian Republic as the axis was formed in Yanayev's mind. As long as Yanayev could survive the turmoil caused by this economic crisis, he could safely open up official trade ports in the future and introduce foreign capital into the Soviet Union, which was extremely eager for fresh blood.

"Does it matter even if this country rises? We were strictly guarding it back then..."

"Let's follow the trend of history. Since we can't stop it, why not introduce a significant ally to form a three-legged pattern..." Yanayev said with a smile. At least this ally still has the same ideology, not the enemy that they have been guarding against.

They got Soviet technology, as well as natural gas and oil that needed to be imported in large quantities, and the Soviet Union got the funds needed for development, which was mutually beneficial and win-win.

However, all this must be done after the war ends, so that Yanayev can have the energy to launch state visits and diplomatic mediation to resolve some differences between the two sides and reach a consensus. The focus is still mainly on quelling the civil unrest. Only when the country is stable can it pave the way for a series of economic cooperation to be launched later.

Yanayev took a deep breath and said to himself, Chechnya, it’s time to end this military rebellion. (To be continued.)

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