USSR 1991

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"Because you just happened to make Turkey complete a great transformation." Yanayev congratulated General Mazyer for stabilizing the political situation in Turkey, and said insincerely, "Also, I heard that Turkey is still Are you worried about the US aircraft carrier staying in the strait?"

"Isn't this sentence an attempt to probe our country's internal affairs? Secretary Yanayev." Mazyer said dissatisfiedly. He was trying to contact the United States to get the aircraft carrier battle group to withdraw from Turkey.But Mazier did not expect that the Soviet Union, not the United States, would be most eager to call.

"You misunderstood, General Maziel. In fact, the Soviet Union just wanted to make a deal with Turkey. We initiated three-party talks to resolve this Turkish crisis peacefully. Then at the negotiating table, the Soviet Union and Turkey put pressure together to force How about the U.S. aircraft carrier leaving Turkish waters? Of course, as a reward, you need to terminate the anti-missile project with the U.S. This is a win-win and mutually beneficial cooperation, isn’t it?”

General Mazier fell silent. He did not expect the Soviet Union to use the anti-missile system to threaten him at this time. To be honest, General Mazyer tried to keep the anti-missile system project after completing the coup.It is not out of his own selfishness, but Mazier hopes that NATO will hand over the control of anti-missile missiles to his own hands.

Once Turkey's anti-missile system is under control, Maziel will have more ground when negotiating with the Soviet Union.How could Maziel give up on such a situation that could increase the number of cards in his hand.

Yanayev also saw through this point, so he insisted on the issue of the construction of the anti-missile system.Trying to force Türkiye to make concessions in this political incident.As long as Mazyer issued a statement rejecting the request of the United States, the southwestern part of the Soviet Union would be safe after all.

"Think about it, General Maziel. Don't give up the best time to resolve the issue peacefully just because of the small calculation in your heart." Yanayev sighed, implying that no matter what the other party did, he knew everything about it Chu.Yanayev even calculated where Mazyel would make his next move.Of course, he would block Maziel's way in advance, forcing the other party to have nowhere to go, and had to choose to cooperate with him.

"I know that you want to use the Soviet Union to be the last card to expel US warships. I also know that you want to continue to cooperate deeply with NATO's anti-missile system. You even want to grab the right to launch missiles. But have you ever thought about it? All that you have done, in the eyes of the United States and the Soviet Union, is nothing but a clumsy show by a clown?"

Dense beads of sweat oozed from General Mazyel's forehead, and there was no doubt that Yanayev saw through every move he made.Yanayev knew his plan well.This bad feeling has never been there.

Maziel finally understood why Demirel called Yanayev a "monster".It's not how tough his methods are, but that Yanayev can anticipate every move of the opponent and then take precautions.Looking back now, all he did seemed to be to give the forward wheel a slight wobble, and the whole car went on the trajectory he had planned.

"The real behind-the-scenes is just letting you complete the performance smoothly. The Turkish performance is just the final result of the game between the United States and the Soviet Union. Sorry, these words should not be detailed. I just want General Mazier to understand, Do you have any other choice now?"

Yanayev rubbed his eyes, he was no more tired than Mazyel on the other end of the phone from staying up all night.

But he still insisted on finishing, "The Soviet Union still has a lot of cards. They have blocked all your options. There is only one possibility left, to cooperate with us. You can choose to refuse, but Turkey is politically unstable. But a civil war could break out at any moment."

The discarded card was picked up by Yanayev at this moment, and he said to Maziyer, "The military government has just completed the purge of Ankara, but there are still so many pro-Westerners and religious sects across the country. Politicians, coupled with Kurdish riots, there will never be peace in Turkey."

Chapter 536 The President's Anger

After General Mazyer hung up the phone, Yanayev began preparations for a tripartite negotiation.Although the possibility that the United States will resort to violent intervention is not great.But this does not mean that General Mazyer will not carry out some secret transactions behind the back of the Soviet Union.Including the problem of anti-missile system.Although General Mazyer and Yanayev verbally reached an alliance consensus, it does not prevent the two sides from stabbing each other in the back. Yanayev has already prepared the Kurdistan Workers Party issue for Turkey. Play this card immediately.

Yanayev then asked Pavlov to draft a statement from the Soviet government.The Soviet government took a neutral attitude towards everything that happened in the Turkish state.Neither interfering in Turkey's internal affairs, but also evacuating all the Black Sea Fleet at Turkey's doorstep, and the bomber formation that was originally circling and patrolling over the Black Sea also returned to the Sevastopol base.It didn't take long for the Black Sea to return to its former calm. Both Bulgaria and Romania were relieved at the same time. Fortunately, the situation in the Black Sea did not continue to deteriorate.

Yanayev replied at the press conference, "The Soviet Union is paying close attention to what happened in Turkey. At the same time, the intervention of other countries should be resolved on the negotiating table. Conflict cannot solve any problems."

This seems like an act of not intending to take advantage of others, but how could the Mario government, which knows the inside story, not be aware of General Maziel's collusion with Yanayev behind the scenes.In other words, Yanayev told Mario in this way that we were involved in the coup d'état in the Soviet Union.It also forced General Mazier in a disguised form to cut off the idea of ​​resuming friendly cooperation with the United States.

The next chess piece that Yanayev will arrange is that Minister Shevardnadze will go to Ankara to participate in the tripartite talks. He believes that when the Soviet Union takes such a position, the US government will also have to agree to the request for the tripartite talks.At that time, there will be another political confrontation of wits and courage on the negotiating table.

And General Mazier is also trying to save the current situation in Turkey. Now that the attitude of the Soviet Union has been clarified, the only thing that is not clear is the attitude of President Mario. The domineering fleet in the sea area, and the domineering president who backs them up.

When the White House received the news this morning, President Mario immediately summoned CIA Director Tenet.As soon as Tenet stepped into the White House office, President Mario threw a document in his face in a rage.

"This is the guarantee and promise you made to me? Now that Turkey has directly changed a leader, all our previous agreements are void! And the most hateful thing is that the CIA did not find out this move. What are you doing? of!"

"Your Excellency, please calm down." Although Director Tenet was in a depressed mood, he did not dare to show any emotion in front of the President.This time the CIA was indeed led by the nose by the KGB, focusing on the PKK, but forgot that the KGB directly attacked the army.

"I'm very angry, and I can't calm down my anger." Mario cursed, pointing at Tenet, "Why does every CIA leader make trouble for the US government? Ah? Why can't you win each other strategically. From the Middle East When you come to Turkey, why do you lose to the KGB every time? Is the CIA failing, or is your opponent too strong? Do I need to disband the CIA on the spot and contract your intelligence work to the Homeland Security Agency?"

"This time it was my mistake, President Mario." As the director of the Intelligence Bureau, Tenet naturally had to take on this responsibility.And he also knew that Director Mario had been dissatisfied with the CIA's mistakes for a long time, so at this moment, he had to show a humble look, put his head down deeply, and make a look of introspection.

"The CIA was tricked by the Soviet KGB. They used the PKK as a cover to divert the attention of the CIA. In fact, even our intelligence analysts did not expect that the KGB would actually place a chess piece inside the Turkish army... "

Mario rudely interrupted Tenet's speech, and he said disdainfully, "I'm not discussing who is right and who is wrong with you now, I am discussing with you how to make up for our mistakes next, understand Commissioner Tenet. Don't let me down again."

"Then we can only use the most disgraceful means. Now that the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier battle group is still in Turkish waters, we can use this army to coerce the Turkish coup government and make it submit. General Maziel was removed from office and President Demirel was reinstalled."

"No." This idea was rejected by President Mario as soon as it was proposed.

"We can no longer carry out any dangerous subversive activities. Now the eyes of the whole world are on Turkey, and every move of the United States will be watched by everyone. So Director Tenet, you should give up this dangerous idea."

From a political point of view, the United States really can no longer bring the situation in the Black Sea into a dangerous conflict. It is not only related to the attitude of NATO countries towards the United States, but also related to the deployment of anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe.At that time, the United States may also lose potential political allies such as Bulgaria and Romania.

"What's more, the Soviet Union has already made a statement of the tripartite talks. The countries around the Black Sea do not want the situation to continue to deteriorate. If the United States creates another conflict, then our plan to deploy the anti-missile system will also be delayed. In other words, continue to Deepening the Turkish problem is the worst step we can take."

"But President Mario, if we give up now, everything we have done before will be in vain."

Tenet became anxious. If the action is terminated at this time, all previous efforts will be in vain.He took a step forward, trying to persuade the president to continue the mission, but President Mario just patted Director Tenet on the shoulder, and said meaningfully, "Now you leave it to the Secretary of State, the mission of the CIA has been completed."

When Mario said this, the dust had settled, which meant that he no longer wanted to continue to implement the previously set combat strategy, and he could only use diplomatic means to resolve this crisis.

President Mario put his hands in his pockets and muttered to himself, "I lost again. Yanayev, you are a terrible opponent."

Chapter 537 Pull Out the Nail

When Shevardnadze got up for Ankara, US Secretary of State Madeleine set foot on Turkey again not long after returning to Washington from her visit to Romania.A three-way meeting initiated by General Maziyer will take place in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Before the visit, President Mario personally called Captain Hendlisk, ordering all ships of the Stanisker aircraft carrier battle group to immediately withdraw from the Turkish waters and stand by in the Greek Aegean Sea.President Mario's voice seemed a little hasty, "We have negotiated with Turkey, and now the US aircraft carrier battle group must withdraw from the Turkish waters in the shortest possible time, otherwise it will intensify the local situation."

"But Your Excellency, this is the best time for us to control..." Captain Hendlisk explained, he hopes to use this excellent opportunity to control the political situation in Turkey and make the Turkish government a puppet of the Americans .But out of political considerations, President Mario rejected the idea of ​​Captain Hendrys.

"No, we can't take any more risks. And now the Turkish army is still the actual controller of the Turkish political situation. If the overthrow of the army fails and Turkey falls into a civil war, it will ultimately benefit the Soviet Union. We have already failed once, and we cannot take the risk again. Such a risk should be left to diplomatic means.”

"But we can't just sit and watch America's allies lose power!" Captain Hendlisk said anxiously.

"Losing power? You are overthinking, Captain Hendrick." Mario said coldly, "We just lost an ally, but it also means that we have another ally to appear. Now Mazier It is estimated that General Er is also very entangled in the issue of standing in the team. To choose the United States or the Soviet Union, for General Mazier, it is a question worthy of careful consideration."

President Mario believes that the Turkish army is close to the West from the heart, because the tradition of fearing Russia and anti-Soviet for thousands of years has made the Turkish army stand on the opposite side of the Soviet Union.He would never believe that General Mazier would willingly become the so-called "ally" of the Soviet Union.

Now Mario hopes to win the military government represented by Mazyer from the Soviet Union through diplomatic means, although this is a difficult and long process.

"We have already negotiated with General Mazyer. He agreed to withdraw the US aircraft carrier from the Turkish area. But the aircraft carrier must be docked in the Aegean Sea so that the US can intervene at any time when the situation suddenly changes. Understand?"

President Mario still has a glimmer of hope in Turkey, hoping to directly intervene by force when the situation is out of control.And if the newly born Mazier regime is really pro-Western, Mario needs to consider changing another card.

President Mario's first thought was Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, which had been backed by Moscow.The United States can turn enemies into allies and allies into enemies at any time according to its interests.After cutting off contact with Captain Hendlisk, President Mario turned around and said to White House Chief of Staff Bowles, "Which move should the United States take in the next political situation in Turkey?"

"Use the CIA's relationship to form an alliance with the Turkish Workers' Party." Bowles' answer was very brief, but it coincided with the US President's thinking.

"The army has now stabilized the domestic situation. Once they turn to the Soviet Union and become Turkey-Soviet Union, this will be the biggest blow to us." Bowers pushed his pigeon-egg-shaped glasses and stared at President Mario's face. Face said, "Besides, no one dares to bet now that Mazyer will favor Turkey or the Soviet Union? Judging from his vacillating attitude, the U.S. government still needs to add another card to its hand."

"Yes." President Mario sighed, looking worriedly at the peaceful night outside the White House window, expressing the anxiety in his heart, "Maziel hasn't acted yet, the more it shows that he is hesitating in his heart The United States cannot tolerate this uncertain variable, and if Mazyer is determined enough, he will already be an ally of the United States at this time."

"So we need the card of the PKK. Once Maziyer is not in the interests of the Americans, the CIA must do something. Castrate Mazyyer's regime, if it can still incite the people to oppose the rule of the military government , then the Stanissk aircraft carrier battle group will threaten the Turkish government again and force the other party to step down."

Mario calculated that Yanayev did not expect this, and perhaps it was also a mistake of the KGB. The previous military assistance turned the PKK into a tight string and stalemate in an embarrassing situation.The Soviet Union has been suppressing the PKK in the hope of being able to play this card at the most critical moment, but now, the President of the United States hopes to play this card.

Mario sat down and said, "Now we have to let Director Tenet do something, use the CIA's relationship to contact the PKK, and provide military assistance to these people. Let them create trouble in the eastern provinces of Turkey. Well, there is Regarding the Turkish negotiations, we also have to privately pressure General Mazier to know what the consequences of going against the United States are."

Both the United States and the Soviet Union want to turn the PKK into their own cards. When Mazyer is biased towards the United States, the Soviet Union can play it.When Mazier is biased towards the Soviet Union, the United States can fight it out.What the PKK wants most is to establish a Kurdish crescent in eastern Turkey.The three parties had their own ghosts, and then they came together by coincidence.

After saying this, President Mario leaned back on the sofa exhausted and rubbed his dry eyes.Since becoming the President of the United States, he has become much more emaciated than before, and he has deeply felt the kind of stagnation of lack of energy. Facing his opponent Yanayev, who is five years younger than himself, President Mario feels unprecedented frustration and despair.

An opponent who can always guess what he is thinking next is an invincible legend.

President Mario squinted his eyes and said to himself, "Over the years, the United States' policy towards the Arab world has been committed to pulling out all the dictators in the Islamic world, from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria to now Turkey .We will absolutely not allow another regime to influence the political situation and oil market in the Middle East."

Mario paused, then continued.