Soviet Union 1991

Second update

Adhering to the principle of causing trouble at the United Nations conference, the most speechless scene occurred at this year's United Nations General Assembly. Turkey proposed a proposal to abolish the veto power of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council at the United Nations conference, and also attempted to Pulling a group of Asian, African and Latin American countries to support them. The proposal was then rejected by Soviet representatives with one vote. The other representatives who watched Turkey jumping up and down like a clown had only one thought in their minds: Is the leader of this country mentally retarded?

However, Turkish President Demirel does not care about being called mentally retarded, because he believes that as long as he hugs the golden thigh of the United States, nothing will happen. It's just that while Turkey is still dreaming of reviving the great Ottoman Sudan, the United States, which only wants to strategically balance its position with the Soviet Union, cannot tolerate Turkey's desperate behavior. In Mario's heart, Turkey has long been a dispensable abandoned child. Just wait for the Soviets to make a deal with them to sell out Turkey.

However, Turkey's death-seeking behavior was not over yet. Shortly after the Security Council incident, Turkish President Demirel proposed to cause trouble in the Turkish Straits and prohibit Soviet military ships from passing through. At the same time, Demirel's attitude was very strong when he issued a statement, "As long as the Soviet Union still exists, Turkey's resistance will not stop, and we will never bow to the tyranny of Tsarist Russia."

Just as the Turkish president was calling people back and forth on the stage, Yanayev met with Syrian President Hafez Assad. As a veteran ally of the Soviet Union, Assad still controlled a country at this time. right. After receiving Yanayev's invitation, Assad almost immediately set off from Damascus to Moscow.

There was only one issue in Yanayev's meeting with Assad, regarding the leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan. As a country that has been in armed conflict with the Turkish government for more than ten years, the PKK has naturally become the target of Syria's wooing. There have always been frictions and discord between Turkey and Syria, so a savvy politician like Assad would naturally recruit a guy like Ocalan to deal with the Turkish government.

Assad told his cronies before leaving Syria, "The Soviet Union generally won't interfere with things like the PKK. After all, this is just a small fight between the two countries in the Middle East. If Ocalan alarmed Moscow , there is only one possibility, the recent political friction between Ankara and Moscow is gradually heating up.”

"This kind of thing is naturally a good thing for us in Syria." Assad sat in the window seat. Looking at the white clouds outside, he said to himself, "Once there is friction between the Soviet Union and Turkey, as an ally of the Soviet Union, Turkey's enemies will naturally support us. They will also support the PKK, at least for this trip to Moscow. , we can get a lot of military aid.”

Assad's intuition was so accurate that when he arrived in Moscow, he was immediately summoned to the White House. Yanayev seemed unable to wait for Turkey's dangerous neighbor.

As soon as Assad entered, Yanayev immediately asked him to sit down. He skipped the polite greetings and pleasantries and said straight to the point, "President Assad, as you can see, Turkey has been causing trouble with other countries politically recently. From shooting down Soviet fighter jets to the United Nations General Assembly The farce in the world, and even the recent threat that the Soviet Union will block our Black Sea Fleet, is not the rhythm of trying to stabilize the situation in the Middle East. "

"Dmirel is still the same as before. No wonder he was ousted by the military coup in 1980 and the parliament was dissolved." Assad sneered disdainfully. "Like his stupid policies, Türkiye has no hope under this mediocre rule."

"So say hello to Mr. Ocalan for me. The Soviet Union expresses deep sympathy for the Kurds' suffering in eastern Turkey. It also hopes that the Kurds can be strong and deal with the Turkish government together." Yanayev's words have been very obvious. , he is willing to support the Kurdish armed forces to cause trouble in Turkey's homeland security issues.

"Just like the GRU's actions on the border between Syria and Turkey?" Assad asked curiously. He was also surprised when he learned about the Soviet government's plan to directly attack the Turkish border guards. This kind of retaliation can be said to be It is extremely domineering, and only a crazy leader like Yanayev dares to approve such a plan.

"No. The GRU's actions on the Turkish border are nothing more than a small fight. The PKK has more than 10,000 guerrilla members, which is enough to cause several horrific and bloody conflicts in Turkey." Yana Yev said.

"Now the Soviet Union has a batch of arms that can provide assistance to the PKK. It is said that the leader of the PKK, Ocalan, has a very good relationship with Syria. So the Soviet Union hopes to contact Ocalan through President Assad and bring this Deliver a batch of arms to them.”

Because the Kurdish workers' armed forces are a form of guerrilla warfare, the vast majority of what Yanayev provides are only guns and ammunition, as well as a small amount of mortars and RPG rocket launchers.

The Soviet Union was unwilling to step in and play the role of the villain, so Syria, which had a grudge against Turkey, had the same interests and could step up and play the role of the villain. The Soviet Union would not do anything to charge into battle. At least Türkiye had no reason for the Soviet Union to do so.

"Of course we will not forget our ally Syria." Yanayev said with a friendly smile. "The Soviet Union has been dismantling its armored forces and upgrading its equipment in the past two years. After a group of armored forces were disbanded, the remaining T72 tanks were ready to be sold at low prices. I wonder if the Syrian army has any intention to purchase them? Although they are second-hand tanks, We can guarantee the quality that these tanks have not undergone major refurbishments.”

Selling at a low price is just an excuse. Yanayev likes to label military aid as trade, so that Western countries cannot grasp their own leverage. Moreover, Syria is also a staunch ally of the Soviet Union, so Yanayev spent a lot of energy on the relationship between the Soviet Union and Syria, and even sold the original weapons to Syria. This is the envy of the Indian third brother who has been buying the monkey version of the T72. .

"Of course I'm interested." Hearing Yanayev's answer, Assad's eyes lit up. Currently, the Syrian army still has a large number of Soviet-made T55 tanks that are about to be phased out. The replacement of T72 tanks is imminent, and Yanayev The T72 sold at a low price is just used to alleviate the urgent need.

Taking advantage of the Soviet Union, Assad naturally wanted to do something for Yanayev. He promised the General Secretary of the Soviet Union to help contact Ocalan and transfer the arms to the other party. Assad's trip to Moscow can be said to have come back empty-handed and fully loaded. He got the long-desired military weapons for the PKK he supported, and he also made huge profits from it.

When the arms arrived in Damascus, they were secretly transported to the Syrian border city of Kobani. There Ocalan would receive a gift from the Soviet Union. Brand new Kalashnikov rifles that had not even been torn off the oil paper were taken out of the wooden box, as well as a small number of Dragunov sniper rifles equipped with scopes. The 107 rocket launcher, an artifact of guerrilla warfare, also appeared on the Kurdish arms warehouse. Ocalan was extremely excited by the Soviet Union's generosity.

This batch of arms is more than enough to rob a town, let alone engage in guerrilla warfare with the eastern Turkish government forces. This batch of arms has greatly enhanced the military strength of the Kurds, and also caused them to have more dangerous ideas for Turkey from deep in their hearts. However, that is also the glory deep in the heart of every Kurd.

Ocalan wants to regain Kurdistan and turn the autonomous region into an independent Kurdish state. Since the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, this idea has taken root and spread in everyone's minds, and it cannot be erased by Turkey's "Mountain Turks" assimilation policy.

And Türkiye will pay for its own stupid behavior next, and truly realize the horror of the Soviet Union's ability to cause chaos just by using its hands. (To be continued.)