On November 11th, a new week, the fashion topics caused by the Victoria's Secret show are still continuing, for groups who pay attention to global current affairs and politics, in addition to the waves of last week's US election, a current affairs melon around Ukraine seems to have suddenly exploded.

On the morning of the same day, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several other influential newspapers in the United States reported on the assassination of Yev Scherban, an entrepreneur in Donetsk Oblast and an important figure of the Ukrainian Liberal Party, on November 9, local time in Ukraine.

Different newspapers reported on the incident from different angles and did not name names, but they all criticized the deteriorating business environment and increasingly acute partisan strife in Ukraine.

Immediately afterwards, at the White House press conference that morning, in the face of reporters' inquiries, the White House spokesman also expressed concern about the incident and expressed concern about Ukraine's promotion of the democratization process and the openness of the market economy. At the same time, considering that the large investment of international capital in Ukraine in recent years has not only contributed to the country's economic development, but also brought millions of local jobs, the White House spokesman called on the Kiev authorities to take measures to ensure the legitimate rights and interests of overseas investors.

It doesn't stop there.

On the same day, important Russian newspapers such as Izvestia, Pravda, and Russiya Gazeta similarly reported on the assassination of Sherban, as well as the same concern from the Kremlin.

The two big brothers spoke at the same time about one thing, and the assassination case, which was expected to be confined to Ukraine, immediately became known to the whole world. No one would be stupid enough to think that the United States and Russia would speak out of a sense of justice or those reasons that are not painful on the surface, so they followed up one after another, and in addition, the industrially developed and resource-rich eastern Ukraine region is a piece of sweetness that many people pay close attention to, and Donetsk immediately became the focus of close attention of the media of various countries.

Ukraine, Kiev.

The day after the matter began to ferment, Pavlo Lazarenko, who had not rested all night last night, was notified to hurry to the presidential palace, and as soon as he entered the office, he was smashed by Leon Kuchma with a pile of newspaper copies and the roar that followed.

"Idiot, look at what you've done, now the whole world is watching us lively! Just now, the representative of the International Monetary Fund called me and said that he might re-examine the loan funds given to us next year, do you know what kind of chain reaction will be triggered if this matter is not handled well, you son of a bitch!"

Lazarenko couldn't dodge, he subconsciously clenched his fists, and when he saw Kuchma behind the desk staring at him viciously, he had to quickly adjust his emotions and said: "Leon, I don't quite understand what you're talking about......"

Before the words fell, a coffee cup had flown over again.

Lazarenko barely dodged this time, but he was still splashed with juice, wiped his clothes in embarrassment, suppressed the anger in his heart again, and finally said: "I mean, someone is targeting me." ”

"You still need to say, even a blind person can see it," Leon Kuchma's tone was still stern, "I'll ask you now, how do you plan to end up?"

"I've ...... Well, no one will find those killers anyway. ”

Kuchma grabbed another folder and threw it over, scolding: "So you're a fool, you can't find those killers, and you're going to take the blame yourself?"

"I, Leon......"

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense, give you a week to close this case. Also, don't reach out to Donetsk again, including that bitch next to you, you all give me some restraint, or I'll let you get out of the prime minister's position. ”

“......”

"Fool, did you hear what I said?"

Lazarenko gritted his teeth, and finally said, "I understand, Leon." ”

"Call me Mr. President later. ”

A chill appeared in Lazarenko's heart, Kuchma no longer regarded him as a confidant, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes, Mr. President." ”

", remember, you only have a week. ”

Lazarenko didn't leave, but in the end he couldn't help it, and asked: "Column...... Mr. President, I still want to know, who is targeting me?"

"Get out. ”

When Lazarenko left in disgrace, the furious Leon Kuchma leaned back in his leather chair and calmed down for a while.

Still, thinking about the morning of continuous communication with the US ambassador to Ukraine and representatives of the International Fund still feels a headache. After two years of hard work, the domestic situation in Ukraine has finally stabilized, and the economic decline has barely stopped.

I didn't expect that the right-hand man I once relied on would poke such a big basket for myself.

Leon Kuchma actually knows exactly what Lazarenko and the woman next to him are eating, but now in Ukraine, frankly speaking, the eldest brother is not laughing at the second brother, everyone is like this, and he has no position to be too strict on this. It's just that, after this incident, and looking at what Lazarenko has done in recent years, Kuchma gradually reacted that his former allies, both in ambition and strength, are rapidly increasing.

If this continues, with this year's Russian election, with Lazarenko and Tymoshenko being the perfect combination of politics and business, who can guarantee that in three years Lazarenko will not do the same as he did in 1994 to replace the president with the prime minister?

There was some hesitation at first, but the sudden incident finally made Kuchma determined to take Lazarenko.

However, because Lazarenko's own foundation is already established, this matter is actually not easy.

Re-sorting the thoughts in his mind, Kuchma pressed the call button on the desk landline, asked the secretary to call his son-in-law, and waited for Viktor Pinchuk to enter the door, Kuchma didn't talk too much nonsense, and said: "Victor, you go to Rivni immediately and test what Simon Westeros wants to do?"

When Viktor Pinchuk heard this, he keenly connected with something: "Leon, you mean that the turmoil caused by the Donetsk incident was promoted by Westeros?"

Leon Kuchma nodded, and when he met with the American ambassador, the other party did not hide the matter, but the ambassador did not know about the deeper insider. Kuchma was initially aware of this, and he was inevitably resentful, but when he calmed down, he found that he still had to deal with it seriously.

After all, the current strength of the Westeros system is too huge, and the Rivne Oblast side, backed by the Westeros system, has also become a force, and with the recent completion of the Ukrainian parliamentary election bill, it has also registered the 'Ukrainian Progressive Alliance Party' aimed at promoting economic development and improving people's living standards, which is obviously pointing to the Ukrainian parliamentary elections next year.

Although the Rivnes are clearly on his side and can be described as allies, deep down, Kuchma is far more jealous of the Rivnethan than they rely on.

The side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly, which is an instinct that can arise from anyone, let alone a head of state. What's more, the strength of the Westeros system is too strong, so strong that once the other party turns against him, Kuchma is completely unsure whether he will be able to parry.

Just like this time, it was a complete surprise attack, and even if he understood that it was not aimed at himself, Kuchma was inevitably a little more jealous.

It's a pity that Leon Kuchma knows that his current position is not as stable as a rock, and there are not only potential opponents like Lazarenko who are obviously dissenting around him, but also the Donetsk Gang, which relies on the industrial foundation of East Ukraine to quickly take shape, is also eyeing the power of Kyiv.

At this time, if you fall out with such a strong reinforcement as the Rivnee Gang, your opponents will probably wake up laughing from their dreams.

Since it is impossible to turn the other cheek, of course, we must try to maintain this level of relationship.

In Leon Kuchma's view, this is a good opportunity, Westeros is obviously dissatisfied with Lazarenko, then, another push on his side will basically cut off the possibility of Lazarenko competing with him in the future, and on the Donetsk gang, Kuchma feels that Simon Westeros made such a big move, definitely not just to knock Lazarenko.

Perhaps, the other party also took a fancy to the industrial assets of the eastern Ukrainian region.

If you can provoke the contradictions between the Rivne gang and the Donetsk gang through this incident, you can just sit back and reap the benefits on your side.

According to his own train of thought, Kuchma gave his son-in-law a face-to-face lecture, and Viktor Pinchuk left Kiev in a hurry and rushed to Rivny.

On the other hand, after leaving the presidential palace, Lazarenko returned to the Prime Minister's residence, where Tymoshenko, who was a solid ally, was already waiting here, seeing Lazarenko's face full of almost indissoluble anger, Tymoshenko did not talk nonsense, and directly talked about her own inferences, although they did not have Kuchma's direct connections on their side, but there were too many signs, in fact, it was easy to judge.

Speaking of which, some time ago, Lazarenko wanted to get a piece of the Westerona's $200 million resettlement community construction plan, so that a shell company controlled by Tymoshenko could get a steel order for the resettlement community, but he returned empty-handed in a bid held by Aldeck, and the resentful Lazarenko deliberately delayed the approval of the Rivne thermal power plant project even though Kuchma had said hello.

And that's just one of them.

Tymoshenko, who tried to get along with the Westeros system several times in a row and hit a soft nail, was also very dissatisfied with the Rivne Gang, as a local snake, and backed by Mr. Prime Minister, it was really simple to give the Rivno Gang eye medicine.

Now, a basin of cold water is poured on the head, and I am instantly sober.

Not to mention the terrifying volume itself, but the ability to mobilize the two major powers of the United States and Russia to speak together at the same time is not something that they should provoke.

In the long run, Tymoshenko also secretly set off from Kyiv and rushed to Rivni.

The death of the head Yev Shcherban plunged the Donetsk Gang into chaos, when many people thought that the Donetsk Gang would be completely defeated in the struggle with Lazarenko's family, but they did not expect the turn of events to come so suddenly and violently, the two world-class big brothers expressed concern about the assassination of Shcherban, coupled with the Westeros system deliberately released the news, the Donetsk Gang also reacted quickly.

So, on the morning of the same day, the deputy governor of Donetsk Oblast, named Viktor Yanukovych, went to Rivni as a representative of the Donetsk gang to try to make contact with the Rivne gang.

Representatives of the three important forces in Ukraine at this stage gathered in Rivni, and the core of the Rivne gang could not deal with it at all, so they could only contact Simon himself.

Simon returned to the West Coast of the United States on Monday, November 11, and due to the time difference, he received the news that it was Tuesday morning.

After listening to Celia Miller's report on the phone, even if she thought about it in advance and didn't want to make too much noise, she still found that she was a little too forceful.

It's not too surprising to think about it.

In fact, Simon underestimated the current energy of the Westeros system and overestimated the ability of various forces in Ukraine to withstand the pressure of the two major powers.

If Ukraine is compared to a company, it is expected that the GDP volume of about 45 billion US dollars this year is only stronger than the revenue of a Daenerys Entertainment Group in the Westeros system.

Therefore, in terms of pure economic strength, Ukraine is not even as entertaining as a Daenerys.

As a result, whether it is the Rivne gang supported by Simon, the Petrovsk gang that controls the Kyiv regime, or even the Donetsk gang in the industrial town of eastern Ukraine, they are actually only moving within such a system whose economic strength is not as good as that of a super media and entertainment giant in Simon's hands.

To put it mildly, for Simon, the power disputes within Ukraine can only be regarded as rookies pecking each other.

When the two onlookers were under the manipulation of the Westeros system, even if they didn't want to make a move and just slapped them over, the rookies who were pecking each other would be frightened and flee, because they didn't know if the giant was really going to be beaten, and with the giant's strength, if it really hit the ground, it would be the end of the chicken's life in minutes.

Celia Miller rushed to Ukraine with the advice of her boss, and the private plane arrived over Rivne Oblast, and looked out of the porthole, the land had already fallen the first snow of winter, and many areas were covered with snow. However, compared to the quiet and even silent forest wilderness of villages, towns and villages in the snow, Rivni, the capital of Rivne, which can feel a certain life at a glance, is different.

Under the clear sky, private jets lowered their altitude to skim over Rivni, and many construction sites around the city are still busy, and the resettlement community of dozens of apartment buildings on the banks of the Ustia River in the northeast of the city is even more eye-catching.

Sergei Komorov and Vladimir Kolkoshko arrived to pick up the plane.

Celia got off the plane, felt the cold wind blowing around her, shrunk her neck, and asked Sergei, who had become more and more proficient in Russian after two years of training: "I saw that many construction sites are still under construction on the plane, and it is already snowing, is it okay to do this?"

Sergei, wearing a black trench coat, said: "Now the temperature can be kept above zero during the day, the construction problem is not big, and when the temperature is below zero 24 hours a day in December, most of the work can only be stopped, and a small amount continues, but insulation measures must be taken and frost-resistant materials must be replaced, and the cost will increase a lot, at least the resettlement community will not do this." ”

Celia nodded, took a pair of gloves from her assistant Emily and put them on, and the group walked to the convoy parked next to the runway.

Seeing that Celia didn't seem to be in a hurry, Vladimir couldn't help but asked: "Ms. Miller, Pinchuk, Tymoshenko and the deputy governor from Donetsk are all waiting in the city, what is Simon's plan?"

Celia didn't answer directly, but said, "According to the schedule I sent in advance, is the dinner party ready for later?"

"Of course, but is Pinchuk alone?"

Celia nodded and said: "This is Simon's arrangement, we and Kuchma have always been allies, this will not change, of course the allies must have a good relationship with each other." Of course, this is on the premise that our allies are in the winner's position. Also, tomorrow morning I will talk to that Yanukovych, Sergey, Vladimir, you are also involved in this meeting tomorrow, and if we want to ensure the development of the Rivne region, we need to have some control over the coal resources of Donetsk. The last Tymoshenko, the boss's exact words, ignore her. ”

For the various forces on the Ukrainian side, Simon's core strategy is actually very simple, grasp the main contradictions.

Leon Kuchma is the main contradiction.

As for others, such as Lazarenko's line, Simon will let it jump, as long as the other party doesn't provoke him, he is also happy to watch the show. Simon also believes that after this public opinion turmoil, all parties will be cautious when they want to reach out to Rivne Oblast.

As he spoke, he had come to the side of the convoy.

Celia paused and finished talking to Sergei, and finally said: "I'll go to the villa in the south of the city to rest first, and I will go to the banquet on time in the evening, you can go to your own business first." ”

The two nodded, and Sergei said again: "Celia, the villas we built on the shore of BASF Lake have been completed, and you have one, don't you plan to go over and live there and try it?"

Celia smiled and shook her head: "No, I live in the villa in the south of the city tonight, and I will go to the manor in the north of the city tomorrow night, which is also arranged by the boss." ”

Both smiled in understanding.

This is his own boss asking Celia to see if a group of girls are restless.

Speaking of which, for those girls, not to mention Vladimir Kolkoshko, who has his own daughter among them, and the other core of the Westeros system on the side of Rivne, they are extremely attentive. Of course, it's definitely not about having some thoughts, but trying to avoid the coveted attention of those girls, so as not to cause them to encounter the wrath of their own boss.

After all, with the current status of their group, there is no shortage of women at all, and ensuring their wealth and power is the first place. And all of this came from a young man behind a group of girls.