The fourth update

With the tacit consent of the Romanian Ministry of Defense, the Su-17M4 formation happened to pass through Romanian airspace, and the Su-17M4 formation, which was originally preparing to land at a military airfield, temporarily received an order from the command to return to Ukraine immediately and not to stay in Romania. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The Su-17m4 formation, of course, did exactly what the Supreme Command ordered, and they crossed the airspace over the Romanian border and moved in the direction of Ukraine. They didn't know what was going on, but they had a hunch that something unusual was going on.

"In the same way, we will never let a single screw of a Soviet long-range missile enter Romania, and General Secretary Yanayev had better understand this, it is not beneficial for anyone to upset the strategic balance in Europe." And fifteen minutes ago, our high-altitude reconnaissance plane detected a group of Su-17M4 fighters entering Romanian airspace, so can you explain to me what this means? ”

Yanayev's contest was not just a phone call, it became their battlefield throughout Eastern Europe, and the contest continued.

"So can President Mario explain what your high-altitude reconnaissance planes are doing in Romanian airspace? Or was he very lucky, because those old Sam-2 missiles in Romania could not hit high-altitude targets, but what about after replacing them with the latest surface-to-air missiles? Can you still be so calm? ”

Primakov sat on the side and listened to Yanayev's phone call with a sense of trepidation, like two chess players in a game, and everyone in the country is their pawn. Obviously, Primakov did not expect that the Soviet Union would actually send a Su-17M4 fighter formation over Romania, and such a dangerous script was completely different from what was originally promised.

But Yanayev stopped Primakov from talking with just one look, and he put his index finger on Primakov's lips and signaled him not to speak. Primakov nodded very knowingly, and fell silent again. The only thing he can do now is to believe that Yanayev can win the negotiation and the contest.

"To give you two choices, General Secretary Yanayev, one is to abandon the idea of deploying a missile base in Romania, withdraw all the Soviet Union from Romania and return to Ukraine, we can choose not to blame the past. The second is that you continue to be obsessed, which eventually leads to a tragic conflict in Eastern Europe. ”

"If I follow President Mario, I should choose the second option." Yanayev said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "In that case, then I will also give President Mario a choice, either you will stop the establishment of the anti-missile system, or we will start a European conflict now." ”

"Looks like the negotiations have failed." President Mario wants Yanayev to back down, and Yanayev wants President Mario to back down so that the Romanian missile crisis doesn't turn into a diplomatic fiasco.

Primakov, who was on the sidelines, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he said to Yanayev, "To be honest, General Secretary Yanayev, maybe we should take a step back first, so that the United States can get off the stage." I think the next negotiation will be much easier. Besides, as long as they can talk at the negotiating table, the hope of deploying an anti-missile system in Romania is dashed. We got a head start. ”

But Yanayev only made a silent gesture to forbid Primakov to say another word, this was a contest between him and Mario, and Yanayev knew best how far he could push the other party before it was enough. So he continued to push the person on the other end of the phone, trying to lead him into a dead end.

Primakov didn't know that Yanayev's palms were already soaked with nervousness, and he slowed his breathing to try to create an illusion for Mario, Yanayev didn't care about the outcome of the negotiations, and even expected them to break down.

William Perry leaned close to President Mario's ear and whispered, "The Soviet Union's goal is very clear, that is, that we withdraw from the anti-missile cooperation project with Romania, why don't the United States take a step back?" Even if Romania now claims that it is not involved with the Soviet Union, it will be difficult to guarantee the loyalty of the other side. ”

"With all due respect, President Mario. What if this was just a trap elaborate by Yanayev? In fact, the ultimate goal is only to obtain the key data of the anti-missile system deployed in Romania, so as to crack our anti-missile technology, so that we can still rest assured of Constantinescu? At that time, it may be that the Soviet Union has already mastered our anti-missile technology and developed weapons for anti-missile systems, while Europe is still complacent. ”

William Perry's words woke up Mario, who hadn't thought of it. If it is as the Secretary of Defense said, then the United States is in a dangerous position.

"What now?" President Mario replied quietly.

"Tell Yanayev that we are ready to abandon the deployment of anti-missile systems in Romania. But the Soviet forces must withdraw from Romania entirely, not allowed to aid missiles, not allowed to sell fighter jets, and not even allow any missile military experts to remain in Romania. ”

"Okay."

President Mario said to Yanayev in the same words as William Perry, "We can take a step back and end the anti-missile project with Romania, but we also have our own demands, the Soviet forces must withdraw from Romania completely, not to provide missile assistance, not to sell fighter jets, and not even to leave any missile military experts in Romania." This is the final bottom line of the United States, and if General Secretary Yanayev is still unwilling to give in, then the problem can only be solved through war. ”

Yanayev's tense nerves were completely relieved by William Perry's words, but he did not speak, causing an invisible pressure on Mario to think that the other party was still considering his request.

"General Secretary Yanayev?" President Mario asked again.

"I can accede to President Mario's request, but I need a guarantee that you will not be involved in Romania in a secret way after you have withdrawn from Romania."

"What kind of assurance do you want?" President Mario asked.

"Verbal and literal political promises are illusory, as long as the United States does not let Soviet satellites catch any of your movements in Romania, otherwise we will come back." Yanayev said threateningly.

"This time it's a verbal kind warning, and the next time will be the return of the Iron Curtain." (To be continued.) )