Chapter 617: Arrival in Ukraine
Although Russia and Ukraine stand next to each other, the distance between the two national capitals is still hundreds of kilometers, so the plane is Li Yadong's preferred means of transportation.
A small passenger plane was chartered at Sheremetyevo Airport, and the group rushed to Ukraine.
In addition to the traveling foursome, there were six bodyguards including Victor, as well as her father, the old Ivan, a fighting girl.
The reason why so many bodyguards are brought is also necessary, if the security in Russia is just a little messy, then the Ukrainian side is a big mess.
In all fairness, although Yeltsin did not make any great achievements, compared with Kravchuk, he was simply a great talent.
This Ukrainian leader left over from the Soviet era, a candidate of economics, and a professor at the University of Finance and Economics, most of the international public opinion will put a modifier in front of his actions during his short political career - none.
Later, he even had to take the initiative to suggest that the Ukrainian parliament shorten the parliament and the presidential term, and it is estimated that he is really embarrassed to continue to be in office.
However, it is worth mentioning that Kravchuk is still quite friendly to China and can be regarded as the founder of Sino-Ukrainian friendship. After losing the position, he will become the chairman of the Ukrainian-Chinese Association.
It played a huge role when Ukraine was impoverished and had to sell its military technology to survive.
As for old Ivan, it must be brought, he is a stepping stone to Ukraine, and it is up to him to knock on the door of the Ukrainian military.
Of course, he is actually not old, he is in his forties, but he is in a hurry, or he is declining a little fast, which is diametrically opposed to his daughter-in-law, who is still charming, that is, the fighting girl and her mother.
When the plane was about to arrive in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, Li Yadong noticed through the porthole that there was a piece of ruins on the ground, or a place of death, like a hideous scar on the fair skin of an Eastern European woman, which was particularly conspicuous.
"What is this?"
"The city of Chernobyl. Old Ivan next to him looked over and replied in a heavy tone.
"Chernobyl nuclear power plant?"
As soon as he said this, Li Yadong understood.
It is impossible not to understand that the most serious nuclear leakage accident in human history should be known to those who have read a few popular science books.
To a certain extent, the reason why Ukraine's economy has never been able to recover has a lot to do with the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
The Soviet government's largest nuclear power plant exploded in 1986 and caused a massive leak of radioactive material due to a catastrophic fire. It wasn't until high levels of radioactive material were found in Sweden that the accident came to light.
Its nuclear accident is rated as a level seven, which is also top-notch, and radioactive material has contaminated much of Europe.
In particular, Ukraine itself and several countries around it.
Inside the country, pine and spruce trees have withered within seven kilometers of the nuclear power plant, and nearly 1,000 hectares of forest are gradually dying. More than 7,000 people died in the contamination and more than 130,000 people were evacuated from dangerous areas, and the government had to open the new city of Slavitech and build more than 20,000 new homes for the victims in order to properly accommodate them.
But do you think this is an explanation to the people?
Impossible, the catastrophe of nuclear contamination is extremely terrifying.
Later, it was discovered that even the "safe zone" 30 kilometers away was not safe, and there was a sharp increase in cancer patients, pediatric thyroid patients, and malformed livestock. Even on collective farms eighty kilometers away, 20% of piglets were born with abnormal eyes. With land and water heavily contaminated, thousands of people forced to leave their homes, and a new round of relief reworks has begun.
Not only that, but due to the impact of nuclear contamination, Ukraine's food export trade has been almost completely interrupted, and no country dares to buy their agricultural and sideline products.
The governments of the former Soviet Union and Ukraine have paid a very heavy economic price for this.
And abroad, if you cause such a big nuclear pollution, how can the governments of other countries let you go?
For example, Belarus, the nearest country, has lost 20% of its agricultural land due to nuclear pollution, polluted the land where 2.2 million people live, and left hundreds of villages and towns empty.
How can anger be quelled without some compensation?
And Belarus is not bad, at least one of the allies of the USSR at the time of the nuclear leak, and the meaning is fine. Other European countries, which are also contaminated, are not so eloquent.
If compensation is due, compensation must be made.
This in turn left the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian government with a large amount of debt.
It was good to have a big brother in the past, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, this debt naturally went to Ukraine itself.
It can be said that for a long time, the Ukrainian government has been tormented by this economic debt of "internal and external troubles".
"Boss, I'm ready to land soon. At this time, Victor reminded.
"So fast?" Li Yadong was surprised.
Kyiv turned out to be so close to Chernobyl, only a few minutes?
This was something he hadn't expected.
"Mr. Ivan, how far is it between Chernobyl and Kyiv?"
Old Ivan replied, "Sixty-eight miles." ”
“…… Isn't that one hundred and ten kilometers?" Li Yadong paused for a moment and asked, "Won't it have an impact?"
Since the radioactive fallout detected on the Swedish side is more than 100 times the normal value, it is so close to Kyiv......
Although several years have passed since the nuclear accident, experts have also said that the impact of such a catastrophe will last for at least a hundred years!
"This ...... It shouldn't have much impact, after all, there are so many people living here in Kyiv, and it's still the capital, if it really wants to have a big impact, the government must have taken action a long time ago. ”
"Should, okay......"
Li Yadong couldn't help but be speechless for a while, but suddenly regretted it a little, he knew that this was the case, and he couldn't do this mess.
He has never claimed to be a selfless person, although he wants to contribute to the country, but the premise is that he will never joke with his own net worth.
Quick. Li Yadong thought in his heart, hurry up and leave after finishing his errands, he can't stay here longer.
You must know that he is not even married, and it is said that this radiation has a great impact on the next generation.
He has not had any children in his two lives so far, and he doesn't want any problems with future children.
Three minutes later, Li Yadong and his entourage landed smoothly at Juliani International Airport.
Before he got off the plane, Li Yadong was so hungry by the scene inside the airport that he drooled.
This is a military-civilian airport, built in 1923, when the whole military, after the end of World War II, the construction of the terminal, until the recent collapse of the Soviet Union, the opening of flights to several neighboring countries.
On the tarmac inside the airport, there are not only a few civilian passenger planes parked, but also a lot of "big killers," and the missiles hanging under the wings are shining with a dark glow under the sunlight, and the fierce atmosphere is awe-inspiring.