USSR 1991

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Ryzhkov thought for a while, and then burst out with an expected name, "Holland."

The right-wing parties National Front and the Dutch Freedom Party have been particularly prolific in German politics of late and appear to be setting the stage for some other plot.

"No wonder." Yanayev muttered to himself, "Brexit this time can be regarded as a victory for the right-wing parties in Europe, right? Now that the gap between the north and the south within the EU has widened, northern countries such as Germany and the Netherlands have to pass through the EU." Blood transfusion to the south, people at the bottom think that their living standards are being dragged down, and they are paying for those lazy southerners, the EU is expanding eastward, and the newly joined Eastern Europe is sharing the cake of the old EU countries, coupled with the supremacy of human rights and the refugee issue, political correctness Instead, it became a bondage.”

"All in all, Brexit would be the beginning of disaster."

"And the Soviet Union has to play the role of fanning the flames again this time."

Yanayev stared at the beating red numbers on the screen, and replied unhurriedly.

Prime Minister John Major feels that he has never been under such pressure. This is the most torturous and long day since he became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I have to say that the United Kingdom has changed in his hands, and the savings of 80 billion pounds in payment can be ignored Never mind, but the liberation of Britain's economy was the feat he had always wanted to accomplish.

After witnessing the failure of France to establish the Mediterranean Alliance, coupled with the instigation of Permanent Deputy Minister Terrence, Prime Minister Major has slowly developed from resistance at the beginning to a direction of compliance.He did have a plan in his heart, a plan to get Britain out of trouble.

Restricted by layers within the EU, it can no longer satisfy John Major's continental balance policy. It must come out of the EU and disrupt the EU's operating machinery from the outside. Don't forget that the role of the UK as an offshore balancer already exists. More than 500 years.Prime Minister Major also noticed that not all European countries maintain a favorable view of joining the EU. For example, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries all hold prejudices against some EU policies.

"Prime Minister Major, the final result of the referendum is coming soon."

Terence, who was standing beside John Major, kindly reminded Prime Minister John Major who was in a daze.The other party came back to his senses and nodded, then turned his head to face the big screen.The results of the subsequent statistics will be presented on the big screen, and John Major will also consider whether to submit his resignation after the final referendum result is released.

The numbers on the screen stopped turning, and the referendum was over. Everyone saw the data and their hearts sank.

No one cheered, as if time stood still at this moment.

The historic moment has finally arrived.

The corner of Prime Minister Major's mouth twitched, but he didn't speak.Terrence, who was standing beside her, raised a sinister mouth.

The top leader of the Elysee Palace clenched his fists after seeing the numbers on the screen. He turned his head with a slightly surprised expression on his face. President Chirac said to the press spokesman next to him, "Go get ready and make an announcement. Second press release."

Yanayev, on the other hand, did not show any emotion, as if the voting results in front of the TV were nothing more than an innocuous ending to him.

But in any case, the scarlet font is telling the world that at this moment, the European Union is no longer the original European Union.

The final data of the referendum:

Number of votes in favor of leaving the EU: 1570 million, accounting for 51.9%.

Number of votes against leaving the EU: 1458 million, accounting for 48.1%.

The United Kingdom officially announced its departure from the European Union.

Chapter 493 Mixed Responses

The headlines covered Great Britain like snowflakes.After the referendum came the condemnation of John Major, part of which believed that if it were not for John Major’s proposal, the UK would not be facing such an embarrassing situation now, and the culprit must of course be the Prime Minister Major superior.

All parties are putting pressure on John Major. The Brexiteers, non-independents, and even some people have jointly signed a new referendum. They believe that this referendum is unreasonable and must give an answer that will convince everyone.In order to demonstrate the spirit of civil rights in the UK.Otherwise, the "Baulou faction" would never recognize the results proposed by John Major.

Prime Minister Major's next speech was a complete death sentence for them.

After the Brexit referendum ended, John Major issued a statement in response to the referendum time. He stated that the referendum was conducted in full accordance with British legal procedures and the will of the people, and there was nothing contrary to the law.At the same time, I also hope that everyone can respect the results of this referendum, and claim that the British government will not conduct a second referendum, and will immediately start the process of monitoring the exit from the EU by the EU group.The subsequent series of related actions will be handed over to the EU management team for supervision to ensure that the UK will eventually leave the EU.

John Major said at the press conference, "I respect the wishes of the British people and the final result of the referendum. The British side will not hold another referendum. After this referendum, I will resign as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Thank you Everyone has supported us for so long. I personally have reservations about the result of the referendum, and I also hope that the UK will have a better future, thank you."

John Major looked very calm when he uttered the heavy news, as if he had predicted his final outcome long ago.But other people are not calm, your song is quite, it is completely dumping the pot, throwing the whole mess to others, patting their ass and leaving, without any sense of responsibility.And John Major's words mean that what happens to the British government next has nothing to do with John Major.The mess you make yourself is completely left to someone else to clean up.

At this time, French President Jacques Chirac also stood up to express his position. He emphasized that France expressed regret for Britain's departure from the European Union, and at the same time respected the opinions and choices of the British people.Chirac's subtext is that there is one less European shit-stirring stick, and France said that it finally has less others to divide up its own interests.And without the obstacles of the United Kingdom, France will go one step further in realizing its desire to establish a Mediterranean alliance.

Only the Chancellor of Germany expressed great regret for this. Britain's withdrawal from the EU will inevitably cause a chain reaction. He is worried that such a major change will lead to a new round of reshuffle of European interests.And reason told him that the risk of a new round of interest reshuffle in Europe is inevitable. According to Murphy's law, the more you worry about something happening, the more likely it will happen.

"France, as a vested interest, is almost carved out of the same mold as Britain. One is outside NATO, and the other is outside the EU. They are unwilling to participate in European affairs. Get the benefits. The hateful thing is that the French actually followed the Soviets to conduct secret transactions. It seems that whether it is within the EU or with the red forces in Eastern Europe, he wants to maintain a cooperative attitude. And we can't blame France What people do. As for the previous series of economic cooperation projects between the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom, I think it will also be affected by the Brexit incident.”

"However, the situation in Europe has changed. All countries have gains and losses. Now Europe is in a more delicate balance. I think maybe even Yanayev, who has been huddling in Eastern Europe, is aware of this problem. Between East and West The situation of the hostile camp in China has changed since 1991, and after five years of changes, Europe is now more like a mess of sand, and the entanglements of interests are far more complicated."

Standing next to Kohl is Merkel, who was recently promoted. Since the German Chancellor intends to raise this little girl as a future successor, he doesn't mind letting him get in touch with the upper-level information now.

"Merkel, what do you think? If you were in my position, how would you handle this matter." Cole decided to test the heir.

"Of course we choose to wait and see what happens now. The current situation in Europe is still unclear, and we cannot take rash actions. The best way is to observe the reactions of various countries after the UK leaves Europe. Then we can judge whether we should follow the Who cooperates."

Merkel's words sound beautiful, but in fact they are useless.

Cole could not expect a wonderful answer from Merkel, but what Merkel said next surprised Cole, "It is necessary for me to think that we should change our attitude towards the Soviet Union. It seems that the attitude of not having any contact for a long time is negative, and it will cost us a lot of opportunities."

"Why?" Kerr asked, "isn't Germany's miraculous economic growth rate enough to satisfy you in the process of European integration?"

How could Kohl know that Merkel was actually pushing him from being hostile to the Soviet Union to a neutral attitude, so Merkel urged, "But Germany can develop better, at least compared to now. Chancellor Kohl, this Haven’t you seen the beginnings of the economic crisis that has almost swept Europe and the United States? Why only the Soviet Union has not suffered losses in the economic crisis, while other countries, large and small, have shown slow economic growth. Some economists even put this The phenomenon is called the "Yanaev Miracle", and he compared his economic policy with Stalin's economic policy back then, thinking that this is a very successful reform, at least guaranteeing that in the face of the economic crisis, the Soviet Union will not have a major crisis. Hysteresis and expansion of scale."

"And then?" Cole finally listened to Merkel patiently this time.

"After the Soviet Union transformed the member countries into autonomous prefectures, it meant that they had more population and markets, which is why Britain and France had an ambiguous attitude towards the Soviet Union, because they both wanted to use the Soviet market to get rid of the plight of slow sales. Isn't this enough to make Germany vigilant?" Merkel's plausible words made Kohl fall into deep thought.

Chapter 494 The Future Valkyrie

Kohl was not an absolute anti-Russian at the beginning. He even believed that cooperation between Germany and the Soviet Union should be strengthened. After all, the situation of the Cold War had changed, and the Soviet Union had also begun political reforms. The two sides should let go of their prejudices.

However, the change in Yanayev's policy later directly led to a change in Germany's attitude towards the Soviet Union led by Kohl.After stabilizing the situation in the franchise countries, Cole's attitude towards the Soviet Union became somewhat erratic.Under the conservative defense against the Soviet Union, Germany kept testing the bottom line of the Soviet Union, especially accusing the Soviet Union of human rights issues.Compared with the ambiguous attitude of Chirac and the neutral attitude of the United Kingdom, Germany's performance appears to be more like an anti-Russian.

Therefore, Merkel's proposal will still not be adopted. Cole even believes that the policy of the Soviet Union should be continuously weakened, including inciting anti-Soviet sentiment in Poland and creating conflicts between the Czech Republic and Hungary and the Soviet Union.Guaranteeing Germany's interests in Europe, but the Soviets were secretly operating in the muddy waters of Europe, and now the UK dropped a key "high cabinet" bomb at the right place, which detonated the entire country at once. Situation in Western Europe.

And Cole is very clear that the Soviets' black box operations will never stop, and what they need to do now is to stabilize the internal situation in Western Europe.France has been secretly playing a role in driving the plot in Britain's departure from the European Union.If Chirac wants to create his own Mediterranean Union, he must first kick out the British who pursue a balanced policy on the European continent.At least now Chirac is getting his wish.

"Merkel, have you seen the current situation clearly? The disunity within the EU will be defeated one by one by the Soviets. France and the Soviet Union are already in collusion, but the UK is still thinking about the European balance policy, trying to get rid of it from within the EU. To win over their own followers. They all thought that after the Soviet Union lost its alliance in Eastern Europe and its huge steel torrent army, it was like a toothless bear that could be bullied by others? It was naive."

"Since Yanayev came to power and changed the policy, the Soviet Union has become more insidious and terrifying than before. I really miss the days of fear, at least we can unite in front of the number one public enemy in Europe, from the European Community to the Isn’t the development of the European Union just because of the existence of our common enemy?”

Speaking of this, Cole's voice even trembled a little. Looking back at the situation in Europe that has been messed up in recent years, the script is completely developed in accordance with the side that is beneficial to Yanayev.From the Turkish Straits to the exchange of interests between France and the Soviet Union, Yanayev is like a hunter, using the traps in his hands to control small Eastern European countries.Then they used their interests to provoke the relationship between the major European powers. It is said that even Japan in the Asia-Pacific region was inserted into the power of the Soviet Union.

Cole sighed, and he said to Merkel, "I still think the Soviet Union was the easiest to deal with. After disarmament, they have changed from a red polar bear to a sinister red cobra, ready to bite our hearts with their fangs. .This enemy has changed its strategy, and started to win over and defeat us while we were in an economic crisis. Compared with Britain, the current Soviet Union is more like playing the role of an offshore balancer!"

Cole took a deep breath. The current situation in Europe is as cold and severe as the frozen Spree River, so that Cole always thinks back to that unpleasant winter in late 1989, during the two-month negotiations, For the first time, he saw how terrible Yanayev was standing next to Gorbachev.And that negotiation also led to the escape of most of the leaders of the former East Germany from sanctions, and even the list of East German agents that Cole most wanted to get disappeared.He has reason to believe that before the Stasi was finally disbanded, Yanayev brought back a secret plan to Moscow, which has also become a heart problem for Cole in the past few years.

The cold wind of the winter night took away all the temperature, and Cole wrapped his coat tightly, feeling that this is the status quo of the European Union, the cold winter in Germany.

"Chancellor Kohl..." Merkel was at a loss for words for a moment. She didn't know how to reply to Kohl's words. She could win the highest praise from the German Chancellor. Yanayev was indeed as difficult as the rumors said.

"Merkel, if you can sit in my place in the future, I hope you can understand one thing." Cole turned his head, his eyes became sharp, he narrowed his eyelids, and said word by word, "Thousands Don't underestimate the current opponent of the Soviet Union, whether it is the current Yanayev or his future successor."

"Absolutely not!"

The sound disappeared into the air together with the whistling wind, leaving only the hot exhaled air turning into white smoke.

"I know, Chancellor Kohl. I will definitely pay attention to this." Merkel nodded.Climb to the top of the pyramid of power.The more she felt that she was moving away from Yanayev.

The Soviet Union hopes to see a divided Germany, but Merkel does not want to see such a situation. He just hopes that Germany can stand on the side of the Soviet Union and maintain friendly cooperation between the two sides.

"Merkel." Cole suddenly called out her name from behind. The Spree River had already frozen in the bleak cold wind, and the road along the river bank was covered with snow. There was only the sound of two people's breathing in silence.