The signing status has been changed, and two more have been added! By the way, in chapters 17 and 18, I will explain the so-called "military business" problem, and refute the contradiction in the article discussed in a certain forum, anyway, it is impossible for the active army to do business!

Not only the entire Western world, but even the top leaders of the three Baltic countries are anxiously awaiting the Kremlin's attitude. Four days have passed since the August 19 incident, and the top level of the Soviet government is still silent, and it seems that there is a suspicion that one party will abolish the new alliance treaty that was originally drafted.

Arnold Rüttel, the president of Estonia who reacted the most, is still hiding in Finland, paying attention to the movements of the Central Committee of the CPSU and preparing for the establishment of a government-in-exile. Acting President of Latvia, Anatoly Valeryyanovich Gorbunov, and Lithuania's Supreme Council Chair Vytautas Landsbergis met in secret to discuss how to deal with the Russian threat. Although the Soviet Union was in crisis on all sides, it was more than enough to deal with the three of them.

The result of a secret meeting, in addition to mobilizing all the armed forces of the three countries to resist the Soviet Union, was to turn to NATO, and of course, the Western world also swore that once the Soviet army invaded the three Baltic countries, NATO would immediately send troops into the three countries to maintain stability. Of course, the leaders of the three countries are well aware of how much water this commitment has. The reason why the leaders of the member states dared to show their willingness to betray at this time was simply because the Soviet Union did not show its armed power through a bloody war for decades.

While there was a heated discussion about what the Soviet Union would do next, in the Kremlin, Yanayev was doing two important things, the first was to revise the Soviet constitution of the union states, according to the provisions of the Soviet constitution, each union republic has its own constitution, but it must not contradict the Soviet constitution. It has its own supreme organ of state power and the highest organ of state administration. There was a free right to withdraw from the USSR. has its own territory, the territory of which cannot be changed without its consent. had their own nationality, and citizens of the republics were also citizens of the USSR. The right to enter into relations with foreign States, to conclude treaties with foreign States and to exchange diplomatic and consular representations, as well as to participate in international organizations.

It was the right to freely withdraw from the Soviet Union that made him feel particularly glaring. In Stalin's time, this law was a null and void. There was a loosening between Khrushchev and Brezhnev, and by Gorbachev, the eager nationalists were finally able to use the article as a banner against the weak Soviet president.

It's time for this bunch of unscrupulous waste to learn its lesson. Yanayev picked up the pen and put a cross under this letter of the law, and then the pen hesitated for a moment under the letter of the law that relations with foreign countries and treaties could be freely concluded.

He intended to turn the Union States into regional national autonomy and the sixteen Union States into the real territory of the Soviets. But this must have been a long and bloody process, and the current internal situation in the Soviet Union, which was in turmoil, was not yet suitable for such a complex surgical transformation. So Yanayev finally took the pen off the letter of the law, and looked at it a few more times with some reluctance, well, that's it for the time being.

"Everything has to be done step by step, and if you rush it, something might go wrong. If this group of people compromises, then I can go one step further. Yanayev put the pen down from the constitutional book and prepared to secretly convene a meeting of the Soviet Politburo to discuss the news that would surprise his friends.

Anyway, so far the Politburo meeting has only been a formality, and whether they agree or not, Yanayev will insist on going his own way. In private meetings, everyone may behave differently. With the exception of the first secretary of the member states and the deputy general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Ivashko, who was still undergoing thyroid surgery, everyone else took part in the secret meeting.

Of course, when Yanayev said that he would change the constitution of the Union State to a decision not to withdraw from the Soviets, there was an uproar. Some people thought that Yanayev was crazy, that he wanted to completely slide the Soviets into the abyss of civil war.

However, there were still some people who faithfully carried out Yanayev's proposal, such as Frolov, the editor-in-chief of the "Communist", who immediately said that they would release the news as soon as they needed it. Although his words attracted the eyes of some people, everything was taken into the eyes of Yanayev. As the new secretary of the Secretariat, Schönin completely sided with Yanayev after the incident at the Foros villa, and he also agreed with Yanayev's suggestion, but asked euphemistically, "How will it end if the matter is big?" ”

"And we are not ready for an all-out war with the member countries." Surkov, secretary of the party committee of the whole army, said that he pointed out that there are indeed ideological differences in the army, and some people are more inclined to democratic ideas, and even refuse to obey the orders of the central authorities. And these mistakes are all a mess left over from the Gorbachev era.

Yanayev smiled mysteriously, he had already thought of a plan to deal with this situation. It's just that he still needs to discuss the next direction with Generals Yazov, Surkov and Valennikov. There are some things that cannot be brought to the table and need to be discussed in private.

"Do you see the Soviet republics fall apart and fall? Or do you can't wait to change your identity and stop fighting for our former ideals? Yanayev's voice was not loud, but his words hit everyone's hearts like a hammer.

The originally bustling discussion gradually quieted down, and they all looked at Yanayev. Some of them were pale, and everyone knew the meaning of changing their identities, but they didn't dare to say it.

Yanayev continued, "It is true that we also thought that many things were impossible, such as in 1812 when we thought it was impossible for Moscow to stop Napoleon's iron horsemen, and in 1942 we hid in the trenches and thought it was impossible to stop the Nazis. What now? These aggressors, who are not yet dead, are aiming in the direction that our Katyusha is aiming at. And now, just the tiny three Baltic states, but blocking everyone's determination? ”

Everyone was silent, the supreme leader of the CPSU had decided to amend the Constitution, and they were also useless to talk about it, and to be a mantis arm who didn't know what to do, such as following the leader. It's just that everyone doesn't know what to do next, and they just hope that Yanayev will not just do it with enthusiasm.

"I didn't expect that." Zasokhov threw away his pen and tilted his head to Schernin and mocked, "I didn't expect our army to turn their guns on the people they once protected. When the news of the invasion of the three Baltic states spreads, what will the Soviet people think of us? A bunch of war maniacs? ”

Schernin pushed his glasses, looked at Zasokhov and said with a serious expression, "Maybe there are too many timid guys like you at the top of the CPSU to give the all-pervasive West a chance." ”

"Comrade Schernin, I didn't say that I don't agree with the reconquest of the war." Zasokhov raised his hand and made an innocent gesture, "But at least we have to consider our current situation in the war, there is turmoil everywhere, riots have broken out in major cities of varying degrees, although it has been temporarily suppressed, but it is not sure that it will rebound one day, so maintaining stability is the top priority." It is better to stabilize them for the time being, and wait until the time is ripe to start. ”

Perhaps thinking that Zasokhov was talking too loudly, Schönin directly closed the notebook and moved a position to the side to draw a clear line with Zasokhov, no longer wanting to say more to this nerd who was talking on paper, "Your enemies will never give you a chance to be ripe." Zasokhov, maybe you're really not mature when it comes to foreign issues. ”

Zasokhovnunu, who has always been peaceful, said, "Whatever you want, Comrade Schernin." However, I think this move by General Secretary Yanayev will completely ignite all the member countries and completely burn out the efforts of the Soviets and our fathers. ”

"You are wrong, Zasokhov, a revolutionary fire will burn the shackles of the old society, and the Soviets will be reborn from the ashes." Schernin smiled slightly, and Zasokhov didn't notice the disdain in Schönin's eyes.