Faced with the list of expenses given by Barnosk, Morakov motioned to Lieutenant General Nomitov to check it first. These troop expenses were first looked at by the Chief of the General Staff, which was also his specialty. The so-called cost of sending troops is actually compensation, which everyone understands, but it is better to let the professionals squeeze the water first.

However, Molakov will certainly not accept the condition of the Romanian lion's big mouth. Therefore, according to international practice, it is also necessary to let Romania know about the conditions in Ukraine, so he spoke first: "I have listened to the conditions given by your country, now let's talk about ours." ”

As head of the Romanian delegation, Prime Minister Blettianu signaled: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, please speak. ”

After seeing that the Romanian delegates were waiting for themselves to say the Ukrainian proposal, Prime Minister Molakov took out a copy of the terms proposed by Ukraine and began to speak: "According to our investigation, we cannot fully determine our responsibility for this conflict at this time, so we make a few suggestions. ”

"First; Re-investigate the causes of this conflict. If it is our responsibility, then we will compensate the victim Dorke, and the amount can be negotiated between the two of us. Second; With regard to the aspirations of the people in East Moldavia, we can hold a referendum, but it needs to be monitored by a third party. We must not induce or threaten them. Third; It is impossible for us to admit the cost of your country's troop contribution. This dispute is not only our responsibility, but also your country, so we each bear our own military expenses. Fourth: After the conclusion of the peace talks and the signing of the treaty, your country must withdraw from the territory of Ukraine. Moreover, our country is in good order, and we do not need your country to help us maintain law and order. ”

After listening to Morakov's Ukrainian conditions, Barnosk, as Foreign Minister, couldn't help laughing, and then he said with a smile: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, I think this war looks like you have won." ”

Then he said unceremoniously: "The responsibility for this time is entirely yours. ”

After saying that, he pulled out a copy of the document he was carrying and placed it in front of Morakov. "This is the testimony of the Ukrainian soldiers in your country who harmed our Dolke, which is enough to convince you."

It is not too simple to take a confession from the Ukrainian soldiers who were controlled by Romania and deliberately blamed for it. Molakov glanced at the skewed confession, shook his head and said: "This does not count, I think we can only confirm it after an irrelevant third-party investigation." ”

Seeing the stubborn Prime Minister of Ukraine, Prime Minister Bretianu stopped Barnosk, who still wanted to speak, and he said directly to him: "Your Excellency Morakov, there will be no third party in this peace talks. Moreover, I am angry that the attitude you have shown at present makes me feel that you have no sincerity in the peace talks. Given that you are not well aware of the situation, I suggest that you take a break and talk about it again. As an added note, we are not in a hurry to reach an agreement with the Ukrainian government. Maybe someone will be willing to accept our terms, whether this person is Denikin or the Russian government, and it will not affect us much. I hope you'd do well to think it through. ”

In the face of Prime Minister Brettianu's naked threats, Morakov couldn't help but say angrily: "You are planning to threaten us. ”

Bretianu, who stood up and was about to leave, shook his head and replied, "It's not a threat, it's just advice." As a side note, the army is not satisfied with the terms we have drawn up so far, and they have been clamoring for a drink on the Dnieper, but we have suppressed it. But now it seems that some of their words are still very reasonable. ”

After saying that, Prime Minister Brettianu left with the Romanian negotiators, leaving only Morakov and his party looking at each other. They didn't expect the Romanian negotiators to be so tough at all, negotiating and negotiating, isn't this going to be a slow talk? How can these Romanians have such a big temper as if they had eaten gunpowder.

Foreign Minister Tolskev, who had been transparent since the beginning of the negotiations, said angrily: "These Romanians are too barbaric. They don't understand peace talks. ”

Tolskov's words, Morakov ignored him. People who don't know even basic diplomatic skills don't know why President Gorbachev values him. still treats him as a confidant, it's just useless.

At this time, Finance Minister Tikole said worriedly: "What should we do now, if these Romanians really don't talk about it, it will be a catastrophe for us." ”

In the face of his confidants, Morakov did not answer well in front of everyone. However, he was a little surprised by the Romanian behavior, but the party's immediate priority was to find a way to come up with a workable solution. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask, Lieutenant General Nomitov, who was still looking at the list of expenses, "Are these lists a big problem?" ”

Lieutenant General Nomitov, who had a headache at the sight, replied: "It's not a big problem, but these Romanians definitely don't spend so much. ”

While Morakov was discussing with his delegation, Prime Minister Bretianu, who had walked out of the municipal building, was also communicating with Barnosk.

"These Ukrainians are quite unfamiliar with the rules of diplomacy. You've also seen that during the negotiations, one prime minister kept answering us, and the others didn't react much at all. So for these Ukrainians, who don't know the rules of diplomacy very well, there is no need to talk like with other countries. Put pressure on them directly and let them know that we are very unhappy. ”

"Is that really going to work?"

In the face of Prime Minister Blettianu's words, Barnosque was still a little unable to turn around.

"Don't believe me, let's wait until the next negotiation."

Facing Prime Minister Bretianu, who was smiling a little incomprehensibly, Barnosque said a question he had always wanted to ask: "Prime Minister, why do we demand such a high amount of compensation, and why do we not withdraw our troops if the compensation is completed." Such demands will not help us improve our relations with Ukraine in the future. ”

In his opinion, this condition was completely a copy of Prussia's version of France after the Franco-Prussian War. And the only difference is that it is completely impossible for Ukraine to come up with such a large sum of money in a short period of time, like France. But the effect is the same, and it is all about the rapid deterioration of relations between the two countries. It's really not worth it for this compensation.

Faced with Barnosk's question, Prime Minister Bretianu did not know how to answer. In fact, he also wanted to ask Eder about it, and yes, this request was mandatory for Edel. However, he could not tell the prime minister that it would not be long before Soviet Russia denied the Brest Treaty with Germany. Then the country of Ukraine will immediately be humiliated by the Red Army and the White Army like an isolated little girl, and finally be forced to join the Soviet Union and become an important member country. It was not until a few decades later, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, that it gained new independence.

And at the moment Romania does not have enough strength at all to take and hold the whole of Ukraine. It is true that the coal resources of eastern Ukraine are a natural base for heavy industry, but it is too far from Romania, and Romania does not have enough population to assimilate the region. So he can only hit the idea to the western Ukrainian region.

However, it is completely impossible for the Ukrainian government to agree to divide nearly a third of its territory to Romania. That's why he came up with one, and Ukraine couldn't come up with the amount of compensation in a short time for him to accept. It is also necessary to stipulate that Romania will not withdraw its unreasonable demands without the completion of compensation.

And in order to set this amount, Eder also asked the intelligence services to check the financial situation and economic situation of the Ukrainian regions over the years.

Therefore, in the face of Barnosk's inquiry, Prime Minister Brettianu could only use one sentence: "This is confidential, and you will know it later." "Fool the past.

Faced with the meaning of Prime Minister Brettianu's words, Barnosque knew that he should not ask. Then the group returned to their lodgings to recharge their batteries and prepare for the next day's peace talks.

The next day, when they spoke with the Ukrainian delegation again, it was clear that their attitude had softened considerably. It seems that yesterday Prime Minister Brettianu's approach worked, which gave them confidence in the negotiations. Originally, the negotiation was a negotiation in which you and I compromised and reached a consensus. And in the face of the Ukrainians who can't straighten their waists, everyone knows that now is the time to bring the opposite side to its knees.

So next, they took advantage of the lack of confidence of the Ukrainians to chase and fight, and after nearly a month of negotiations, they finally asked the Ukrainian government to sign the peace treaty. However, in order to get Ukraine to sign its name, Romania still made a lot of concessions, but did not retreat in the slightest on a few key points.

The final terms and conditions are as follows. First; The conflict was caused by a misunderstanding between the two countries, and for Dolke, who was killed in the conflict, the Ukrainian government compensated him out of humanitarian reasons.

Second; With regard to the East Moldavian region, the parties respected the wishes of the people of the region and after 15 days, let the local residents decide to vote on the ownership of the region.

Third; As the initiator of the armistice, the Ukrainian government will pay Romania an indemnity of 2 billion lei. The compensation will be paid in foreign exchange, precious metals, minerals, grain, etc., of which grain and minerals will be subject to 92% of the international market price.

Fourth; For the Romanian army, which is currently in western Ukraine, it is possible to temporarily station there there. However, Ukraine must leave immediately after paying Romania reparations, and no later than seven days after the payment is completed.

Fifth; …………

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In the end, the two countries still made concessions to each other. However, judging by the content of the article, Ukraine can be regarded as a big loss. But who made them perform too poorly on the battlefield, and there was no one in the world to help them speak, so they could only grit their teeth and endure it.

The two documents with the names of the heads of their respective delegations will now be brought back with each other, and when signed by the political heads of the two countries, it will represent the settlement of the dispute between the two countries.

Who knows, if that's the case?

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