Chapter 135: The Merchant
As the time approached, Li Yue's surveillance of Ukraine intensified. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info even has its own stable informant in the Ministry of Defense.
"Mr. Minister, the President must now give an account to the United States and Europe. The future of our country must turn to the West, and only joining the EU is the future of our Ukraine. Now there is a lot of pressure on the president, who wants the military to quickly destroy all the Tu-160s. "The National Security Adviser to the President of Ukraine called to ventilate the Minister of Defense.
"Right now, the military's opinion is to suspend the project, but if the president orders it, we will carry it out without reservation. "As a soldier, the Minister of Defense does not want to be a sinner in this country, these weapons were built with countless taxpayers' money, but now they are destroyed like this, and he is not reconciled. He is not a reckless soldier, he understands that the state cannot afford to support these military machines, but he does not want to destroy these weapons secretly, if he wants to destroy them, he can take the orders of the president or the parliament.
"Mr. Minister, please understand the pressure from the President. "If the president could give an explicit order, would he need to call you himself?
"Then please also tell Mr. President, that our military is also under pressure. Our relationship with Russia in Ukraine is a bit delicate now, and in the event of a border conflict, we still count on the soldiers to serve the country. However, at such a critical moment, I don't want the soldiers to chill their hearts against the country. "The Minister of Defense has not backed down, and it is absolutely impossible to destroy it secretly. In such a turbulent situation, he may be seized by someone with a heart and ousted at any time.
"Alright then, I'll tell it all, Mr. President. After saying that, the other party hung up the phone.
"Hmph, these idiots!" said the Minister of Defense, slamming the phone on the landline.
"Minister, according to the intelligence we have gathered, the Americans, Europeans and Russians already know where the White Swan is hiding. The source of the leak is the presidential palace! And according to reliable information, the Americans are trying to bypass our Ministry of Defense and get the people below to transfer the guards at the airport!" said a colonel in the room leaning slightly over the defense minister.
"What do they want to do with our airfield guards?" the Secretary of Defense habitually tapped his finger on the table, pondering the purpose of the Americans.
"It should be that they can't buy it, and they want to exchange a group of pro-American soldiers through their connections. The colonel reminded.
"Oh..." In this era when collecting money is more common than eating, and there are still sergeants that Americans can't buy? Since the collapse of Ukraine, how many arms dealers have come here, they are throwing money everywhere and paying bribes everywhere, from soldiers to generals. These people have sent $320 billion worth of Ukrainian weapons to the international market. In such an environment, there are soldiers who can withstand the temptation of money, which is rare!
"In a moment, you will fly to the airport to present the sergeants with a commendation on behalf of the Ministry of Defense. There are not many soldiers like this who still have the country in our hearts, and we should cherish them!" the Minister of Defense was a little old when he said this.
"Yes. The colonel saluted.
Watching the colonel walk out of the room, the Minister of Defense stood up weakly and walked towards the wall where the world map was hung.
The once great superpower collapsed overnight, once a great Soviet republic. And now it is a gas bag sandwiched between Russia and Europe. There are two aspects to the performance of a country's strength, military and economic. The economic recovery was weak, and all the top military equipment was destroyed. A country that has nothing, what will be used as a bargaining chip in the future to gain a foothold in this complex society. Damn politicians, they naively think that when you destroy all the weapons, you can join the European Union, join the camp of the West. When you have a 'gun' in your hand, they won't let them join the EU, they won't let them join NATO. Why can't they see this reality clearly? The Western world is only using EU membership and NATO membership as bait to lure Ukraine into its own death step by step. Only when Ukraine dies and the other former Soviet republics die can the Western world concentrate on dealing with Russia. In the end, their target is only Russia.
Two years ago, when Russia offered to ask Ukraine to repay its gas arrears, it was the Minister of Defense himself who proposed to take out eight Tu-160 fighter jets as assets to repay the arrears to Russia. Now it seems that only when Russia becomes stronger, Ukraine will have a chance to get more benefits. Once Russia also falls, Ukraine becomes useless garbage. Only when Russia becomes strong can Ukraine continue to be a puppet of the Western world to restrain Russia. Only then will it be possible for Ukraine to slowly integrate into the West, into the European Union, and into NATO.
"What an ironic joke!" the Minister of Defense shed tears of emotion as he looked at the once familiar Soviet map on the map. Although the Minister of Defense himself did not like the former Soviet Union, but when he thought that only by 'encroaching' on his former comrades and brothers could Ukraine be revived and strengthened, he felt like he had been cut with a knife.
"The birds are all hidden, and the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. "Mr. Minister, I suddenly remembered this ancient Chinese proverb.
"Former comrades and brothers, Russia! You have to hold on for a few more years, don't fall so quickly. Wiping away tears, the Minister of Defense sighed.
However, just as the Minister of Defense was sighing, the red phone on his desk rang.
"Hey, I'm the Secretary of Defense. ”
"Hello Mr. Minister. Li Yue greeted in English.
The Minister of Defense thought it was another call from the Presidential Palace. But I didn't expect that not only was it not the phone number of the presidential palace, but a stranger. It's a dedicated line!
"Who are you?" asked the Minister of Defense.
"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is whether you want to listen to me?" Li Yue said with a smile while standing in front of the window, looking in the direction of the Ministry of Defense.
Hearing that the other party was unwilling to report his home, the Minister of Defense was full of doubts. Where such a special line could come in, he quickly filtered in his mind. Presidential Palace? Probably not. Probably not, nuclear weapons have been dismantled!
"What do you want to say when you call?" I thought about it for a long time, but I didn't expect this call from where the other party came. I had to ask helplessly.
"If I tell Mr. Minister now, it will not be possible for Ukraine to join the European Union and join NATO even in another 50 years. And there is also the possibility of war with Russia, I wonder if Mr. Minister believes what I said?" Li Yue said half-jokingly.
"Who the hell are you?" said the Minister of Defense was a little impatient.
"I'm just a businessman, a businessman who comes to me. Li Yue said in a very slow tone.
The word businessman was believed to be popular in Ukraine at this time, especially in Ukraine shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Especially for some high-ranking generals who have lost their state treatment, they have lost everything, not even a decent pension. They crave businessmen.