The third more

Just when the Turkish government's anti-Soviet rhetoric was rampant, a bad news suddenly came from Washington. President Mario said that the anti-missile system is being maintained and upgraded, and it is not convenient to provide it to the Turkish government for the time being. Then US Secretary of State Warren made a statement in front of the news media, saying that the downing of the Soviet fighter was only a matter between Turkey and the Soviet government, and had nothing to do with the United States, and Washington maintained a neutral attitude.

This is equivalent to when Demirel was about to open the "Winter is Coming" dungeon, but a message came from his teammates to go offline and let you, after all, Turkish Defense Minister Sabahatin could directly say that as long as Soviet fighter jets invaded Turkish airspace again, it would not hesitate to strike at it.

Demirel hurriedly tried to contact the White House, but the other party ignored Turkey's request, which was completely different from the previously agreed script. The United States will respect the Soviet Union's approach and support it to a certain extent.

The United States did not hesitate to betray the Turkish government after obtaining the Soviet Union's promise, and even colluded with the Soviet Union to deal with Turkey. And Turkey has a feeling that someone has been sold and has helped to count the money.

"These bastards, it's just shameless." Demirel said angrily that Turkey has suffered enough humiliation these days, from the revenge of the Soviet Union to the betrayal of the United States, the calamity of one link after another has made Turkey finally realize that they are not the opponent of the five hooligans at all, and people can even use it as a bargaining chip for their own interests.

Things have come to this point, and Demirel can't admit it, if he bows to the Soviet Union at this time and admits defeat. Then Demirel will not only become the laughing stock of the world. It will also be further coerced by the Soviet Union. Of course, Turkey is now in a situation where disaster is not alone. Just when he thought that the Soviet Union had exhausted its measures, Yanayev made another move, a move that plunged Turkey into complete despair.

This time, Soviet Prime Minister Pavlov visited Turkey's neighboring countries and had a friendly meeting with Bulgarian President Zhelyu-Zhelev. Bulgaria, which was once part of the Soviet sphere of influence, is still shrouded in the shadow of redism, so Zhelev had to put on a smile on his visit to the Soviet Union.

"I know that President Zhelev has been troubled by an incident recently, and there must be a lot of pressure from the UK." Pavlov lowered his voice and said to Bulgarian President Zhelev. He looked up and blinked. Hinting to the other person, I know everything about you.

"I don't have any pressure, the British are just talking nonsense." Zhelev smiled and said casually. Although he pretended to be calm, his heart was surging, wondering why those secrets directly alarmed the Soviet high-level.

The recent headache for the Bulgarian government is the Markov political murder case, although it was a criminal case that occurred in 1978, but the British government, which settled the accounts in the autumn, did not let Bulgaria go, but directly asked the Bulgarian government to arrest and extradite the suspects.

The Markov political murder case was an unsolved Cold War case on September 7, 1978, written by Georgy Markov, a Bulgarian politician in exile in the United Kingdom. He was inadvertently stabbed by the tip of an umbrella by a "passerby" on the streets of London, and subsequently died of poisoning. This case is arguably the most bizarre and mysterious murder of the Cold War.

September 29 of this year. The British ambassador to Denmark, Richard Thomas, and the Danish ambassador to the United Kingdom met with Bulgarian President Zhelev and pressed him to give an explanation for the murder of the umbrella and provide information about the suspect, the Bulgarian intelligence spy Julio.

Although the Bulgarian authorities have said why should I listen to you, the British Government, the political pressure exerted on Bulgaria by the British Government is not small, and the authorities are holding Bulgaria under just the right amount of force, neither too lightly nor too severely.

"If we are behind the Bulgarian government, Britain will have no excuse to settle accounts with you. After all, they don't care too much about the life or death of a Bulgarian writer, do they? ”

Pavlov made a promise to Zhelev while observing the other party's expression, and seeing that the other party did not have an obvious attitude of rejection, but listened with interest he continued. Pavlov continued, "We can help Bulgaria cope with the pressure from the British, but you must also do us a small favor. ”

"What's the little favor?" President Zhelev became vigilant, he knew that things were not as simple as he imagined, and that there must be an ulterior conspiracy behind the good intentions of the Soviets.

"We are going to build a canal starting from the Black Sea, crossing Bulgaria and Greece, and ending in the Mediterranean, in order to get rid of the Soviet Union's own dependence on the Black Sea straits, so that a huge project involving three countries will naturally not be completed by one country on its own, and we will have to collect the attitude of other countries towards this project."

After listening to what Pavlov said, Zhelev was a little at a loss, he thought that the other side was playing an international joke, building a canal through three countries, not to mention the huge amount of work, even other countries would have an attitude of approval or opposition to this project. Turkey, in particular, is sure to be the country with the strongest opposition.

President Demirel could not even imagine the tragic existence of the Black Sea Straits, which had lost their strategic value due to the excavation of the canal, and President de Mirel could not even think about it. If such a canal of practical engineering had been opened, then the Black Sea would have really become a backyard swimming pool for the USSR.

"If such a canal is dug, it will definitely be a project that will affect the world." Zhelev was simply stunned by his own fantasy vision, just thinking about the annual benefits of such a canal. Almost all the shipping volume of the Black Sea choke point could be swallowed up, and the Bulgarian government would be able to make a fortune from the canal alone.

When that happens, Turkey will really become a tragic country, and the Black Sea navigation route will become something of no economic value.

"But I still have one more question, how to distribute the upfront costs and income of such a canal? Such a huge project is not something that we can just talk about. Zhelev was equally skeptical of what Pavlov said.

How much budget to make, the distribution of benefits after the fact is a problem, although the prospect is good, but everyone knows that the early investment is huge, no one has any hope of being the first to emerge and the big one. Bulgaria could not afford such a financial investment, and neither could the Soviet Union.

"We just need to know the level of support from the Bulgarian government for the construction of the canal, and such a plan must be long-term. We won't be doing anything for a short time. Pavlov said with a smile.

"Roar, of course we support it, but it all has to be ......"

"I know that we have to think about reality. This will be discussed until Greece also answers in the affirmative. After receiving the Bulgarian government's approval, Pavlov smiled and nodded, now that his goal had been achieved, the opening of the canal was a fantasy for the current Soviet Union, but sometimes it was far more important to express oneself than to do something, even if it gave a sense of approval.

After the Bulgarian government was on the way, Pavlov was about to rush to his next destination, convincing the Greek president to support the hitherto non-existent canal project. As long as the leaders of other countries agree, Turkey will have a cold winter of economic depression.

The sovereignty of the USSR was sacrosanct, and the end of the provocation was tragic. The tragedy of Demirel is that he is arrogant, he simply does not see how many trump cards the man standing across from his table holds! (To be continued.) )