Chapter Two Thousand and Forty-Eight: A Powerful Neighbor and a Strong Leader in the Future
Outside a manor house outside Moscow, Ivan and Yoojun ride horses and slowly walk through endless fields.
This is no longer the confines of Ivan's private estate, it can be regarded as a real suburban field.
As the most beloved president of Russia, the leader of the Russian state, Ivan's private estate is not large. Many people know that Mr. President has such a small estate, and the president will go to the estate for vacation in his spare time.
In his personal capacity, Mr. President invited his "best" friend, Mr. Yoo Joon, from a powerful neighbor to the south, to his estate for lunch and to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery outside Moscow.
This is already the fourth day of Yoo-jun's arrival in Moscow.
Prior to this, Mr. Fedor, Chairman of the United Russian Party, Mr. Suszhov, Mayor of Moscow, President Ivan and President-elect Alexander had cordial and friendly talks with His Excellency the Secretary. Accompanied by Moscow Mayor Suszhov, Yoo Jun laid a wreath at the Monument to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War of the former Soviet Union. After that, they visited the Kremlin, Red Square and other famous places in Moscow, as well as several famous Moscow companies, and the guests and hosts got along very well.
In such official activities, everyone's conversations and behaviors are in a proper manner, which is completely in line with diplomatic etiquette.
Today, President Ivan's personal invitation, the content of the conversation is the focus.
At the national congress of the Russian Unity Party the day before yesterday, President Ivan unexpectedly agreed to accept the invitation of the United Party. "I accepted the invitation of the United Party," he said. I am ready to shoulder the responsibility of taking up the presidency. ”
Of course, Ivan still insisted that he could not officially assume the post of chairman of the United Party until he left the presidency.
Fedor, chairman of the Supreme Council of the United Party, proposed that the Sixth Congress of the United Party elect Ivan as the chairman of the party, and that he should exercise the duties of the elected supreme leader from May 7 this year. Nearly 600 delegates unanimously approved Fedor's proposal.
At the congress, the United Party adopted a new constitution stipulating that for the first time the United Party would establish an elected chairmanship, to be elected every four years, and that persons without party affiliation would have the right to serve as the chairman of the United Party, paving the way for President Ivan, who was not a member of the party, to serve as chairman of the party.
Because of President Ivan's high prestige in Russia and the absolute majority of the Russian Unity Party in the State Duma, the United Party has the power to amend the Constitution. Prior to this, many heavyweights of the United Party, who are also important officials in the Russian Federation, including Fedor, Suslov and others, demanded that the constitution be amended to pave the way for Ivan's continued presidential election.
If the constitutional amendment is really implemented, we can meet and Ivan will definitely be able to re-elect the president of Russia again by an overwhelming margin.
But in the end, President Ivan stopped this action and, without demanding a constitutional amendment, voluntarily announced that he would not participate in the next election of the Russian president.
For President Ivan's move, Liu Jun admires it very much.
In any case, respect for the law and the system is the real cornerstone of the country's long-term peace and stability and continuous development.
At the critical moment, President Ivan was very sober, and reason prevailed over the thirst for power.
At this congress, President Ivan once again stated that he had accepted the invitation of President-elect Alexander to take up the post of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation to manage the cabinet.
There is no doubt that in the coming years, there will be a two-headed political structure in Russia.
Russia is a presidential state, and the president has great power and can remove the prime minister from office at short notice. But because the Unity Party has an absolute majority in the State Duma, such a thing is difficult to happen on Ivan's head. The State Duma can also activate the mechanism for impeaching the president and has a two-thirds majority of votes to make the impeachment effective.
At the Unionist Congress, Fedor also invited Alexander to join the Unionist Party, but Alexander declined the invitation. Alexander spoke highly of this invitation. He believed that the Unionists were in line with his ideological views. But as president, you shouldn't be too closely associated with any one political party.
Regarding Ivan's appointment as chairman of the United Party, Alexander said that it was reasonable and timely. President Ivan's consent could make the party stronger, while also strengthening the cooperation of the legislative and executive branches at the federal level, which would open up an opportunity for the Russian government to count on a majority in parliament.
It should be said that the National Congress of the United Party of Russia was extremely successful.
President Ivan was in a good mood.
On the outskirts of Moscow, Ivan and Ryujun rode Akhaltekan horses from Turkmenistan. This horse is a specialty of Turkmenistan, the legendary bloody horse. The number of purebred Akhal-Teke horses is very rare, and there are only about 3,000 in the world, which are regarded as national treasures by Turkmenistan and given to other countries. The sweaty BMW ridden by Yoo Jun and Ivan is golden, shining golden in the warm spring sun, and the posture is elegant and extremely charming.
"Secretary Liu, your country's performance in the East China Sea last month surprised many people."
Ivan rode slowly, smiled and turned his head to Liu Jun beside him.
When the president goes on patrol, the security measures are naturally very tight. However, at this time, all the security personnel were more than ten meters away, forming a large defensive formation, and with the pace of the two leaders, they moved forward slowly. Because Yoo Jun is fluent in Russian, he does not need an interpreter to communicate with President Ivan.
As soon as Ivan opened his mouth, he talked about the "Mingxia Island incident" last month. As Ivan said, the tough performance of the incident and the country surprised many Western countries, and various media outlets interpreted the information discounted in it. Most media and analysts believe that this is the first time that President Li Zhiguo has unleashed a tough test against the national society, especially Western countries, after consolidating his domestic power. Undoubtedly, this kind of tough performance is conducive to strengthening Lee's prestige in his country. Over the years, President Li Zhiguo has left the impression of being moderate and steady, and that he is a gentle and elegant scholar-type leader. The political group led by Chairman Li Zhiguo has also been interpreted by many foreign media as a "scholar faction". Unexpectedly, last month was unusually tough and unusual.
The island countries did not expect that the Republic would resolutely send warships and planes to the rescue, and for a while, they panicked and had to immediately release the seized Guangfu and its crew.
There are even radical foreign media evaluations that this is the beginning of another comprehensive rejuvenation of this ancient Eastern power and the ancient Oriental nation.
Liu Jun smiled indifferently and said, "Mr. President, this is completely our country's internal affair. In our territorial waters, the armed forces of other countries cannot be tolerated. And that's just the beginning! ”
Ivan's blue eyes shrank slightly.
Obviously, he heard the rumbling thunder from Yoo Jun's bland words. In fact, Russia's intelligence agencies have done a very in-depth analysis of the rising political stars of its southern neighbor. These analytical reports, which were submitted to President Ivan for review, pointed out that the new generation of representatives of the ruling party of the Republic are generally more active, more democratic, and more outgoing than their predecessors. Among them, Liu Jun is the most outstanding representative. This man's heavy-handed methods are outstanding even among his colleagues. A dozen years later, it may be this "unruly" populist of representatives who holds the supreme leadership of the southern neighbor.
While Ivan was discussing countermeasures with his closest subordinates, some of them suggested that they should maintain the necessary vigilance against their southern neighbors, especially Yoo-jun. This part of the opinion holds that an excessively powerful socialist neighbor and an excessively strong leader are not necessarily something to be thankful for Russia's geopolitical situation, and that it is bound to conflict with Russia's national interests, so it is absolutely necessary to heighten vigilance and curb its development now. More people believe that with Russia's current situation and strength, it is unwise to choose to compete with the United States and its southern neighbor at the same time. Closer engagement with the United States and other Western countries is not conducive to maintaining Russia's political position. In that circle, Russia will be reduced to a second-rate power and can only be attached to the tail. And if closer cooperation is established with its southern neighbor, this problem will undoubtedly not exist. Therefore, this part of the opinion supports President Ivan to take more friendly measures towards his southern neighbor and establish strategic cooperative relations.
It now appears that President Ivan is more inclined to the latter view, otherwise this private meeting would not have taken place.
Ivan smiled and said, "Secretary Liu, the territorial dispute should still be resolved in the form of diplomacy. ”
Liu Jun smiled and said, "Mr. President is right. But diplomacy is a continuation of power. It is also necessary to show strength at the right time. Especially on the island side. In this regard, your country's strategy is of great reference value to us. ”
When it comes to territorial disputes, the dispute between Russia and the island nation is even greater. The so-called four northern islands have always been under Russian occupation. Successive governments of island countries have tried to recover the four northern islands from Russia, and all of them have broken their heads.
On top of the territorial dispute, neither the former Soviet Union nor Russia has ever given up or wavered. To put it bluntly, it is a naked show of force.
I will take possession and not give it to you, what will you do?
In the face of such an irresistible absolute force, the island nation is at a loss. Judging from the consistent performance of the island countries, the government and people of this country are typical characters of bullying the weak and fearing the hard. If you negotiate with them seriously, the little devil can accompany you to play tricks into the next century.
Ivan smiled and said, "Secretary Liu, I appreciate your character very much. I think we can always be good friends. ”
Liu Jun smiled: "Mr. President, I thought we were already good friends. ”
"Haha, yes, we're already good friends. Good friends need to help each other when necessary. ”
Ivan smiled even more heartily.
Yoo Jun smiled and nodded.
Perhaps in the near future, Russia will also exert more pressure on the island nation on territorial issues.