Soviet Union 1991

Text Chapter 261 An invitation from the British government

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A riot broke out in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The Muslims of the Wahhabi faction tried to create chaos on their territory to fight for their own rights. They were eventually directly and bloodyly suppressed by the Sufi faction's military. The struggle between the Islamic factions is no less than their crusade against Kafir, or even worse. The seriously injured Wahhabis were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, and the little white hat, which had been beaten to a sieve of blood, was put into a body bag.

The imam, who was originally arrogant, also gave up. He was thrown into a pickup truck by the personnel sent by Kadyrov. If the other party was from the Soviet government, maybe the imam would have dared to resist, but in the face of a ferocious personality Little Kadyrov, the Imam's face was pale and bloodless at this time.

Yanayev was very satisfied with the successful resolution of the Grozny riots, especially as Western human rights organizations found excuses to criticize the Soviet government. After all, the Soviet Union has emphasized to the outside world that this is a dispute between Muslims and the conflict between the Wahhabi faction and the Sufi faction. The Soviet Union has not intervened.

Will the Muslims in your family attack their brothers when seeking religious benefits? Everyone knows the actual situation, but no one has revealed it. After all, it is the Islamic representative of the Sufi faction who is taking the lead now.

In this regard, Yanayev also praised Kadyrov in private, "Comrade Kadyrov, your courage and speed have shown me the hope of the future of Islam in Caucasus. I also I hope you can continue to carry forward this spirit. Religious unity and national unity need people like you.”

Yanayevla's approach of fighting one faction after another is very effective. At least he has won over the most powerful faction in the Caucasus. Next, as long as he grows it and squeezes out and cannibalizes the disobedient factions, then the Caucasus will usher in a real crisis. Stability and stability.

There is no problem with your dream of becoming a great caliph, but to control religious rights in the Caucasus you must also follow the basic laws of the central government. The most critical point is that you must surrender to Moscow and respect the central government’s decisions. These are the requirements Yanayev made, as long as the other party can do it. Then he can support the other party to become the maintainer of order in the Caucasus alliance countries.

After the religious issue was temporarily put to an end, Yanayev was faced with an invitation letter from the British government. British Prime Minister John Major actually sent an invitation letter to Yanayev for the first time, hoping to pass it. exchanges and cooperation between the two heads of state. Enhance the relationship between the two parties.

But Yanayev smelled something else from the invitation. It is said that the construction of civilian nuclear facilities in the UK has been unable to make breakthroughs, and China and France are unwilling to share civilian nuclear technology with the UK. The UK once hoped to use the US government in exchange for nuclear technology support, but gave up because there was no agreement on price. .

Now Britain can only turn its attention to the Soviet Union because Britain already has nuclear weapons. Therefore, civilian nuclear technology is not too confidential for the Soviet Union. But whether to do civilian nuclear technology transactions with the UK is another question.

"Comrade Pavlov, what do you think of using our civilian nuclear technology to do business with the British?" Yanayev asked Pavlov for advice.

"It depends on what conditions the UK proposes to us. If the UK's condition is that the Paris Coordination Committee agreement is invalidated, then I think it is a very cost-effective thing to exchange civilian nuclear technology for Western high-tech equipment. Vice versa. We are the ones who suffer," Pavlov replied. He has a very thorough understanding of the little thinking of the British. When dealing with the British people who like to calculate, he can only be more calculating than them.

"Then what do you think of the British invitation? Trap or opportunity?" Yanayev asked another question.

"In addition to having the intention of trading with us, it also has the intention of currying favor with us." Pavlov threw the invitation away without even looking at it. "The periodic outbreak of capitalist economic crises forces the UK to consider new markets." . Especially with the continuous loss of overseas colonies, the Soviet Union and China, which are gradually opening their markets, have naturally become the last straw for the British to save their sluggish predicament."

"But it is also an opportunity for our economy, but I don't understand why the UK suddenly made such a move. Logically speaking, neither we nor the United States are well enough to conduct a state visit and deepen economic cooperation. "Even Pavlov is a little confused about Britain's recent actions.

In fact, the behavior of the British is not too complicated. Compared with the original timeline, in the changed parallel world, there are already deep prejudices between Britain and France. Although it is a member of the European Community, But there are always stereotypes about certain integration policies. Therefore, there are also contradictions and conflicts between the two established countries, Britain and France and Germany.

The continued economic downturn in the West has also forced the British to put aside their gentlemanly status. Thinking about how to solve this problem, it happened that the Soviet Union and China implemented market-oriented reforms at the same time, which also gave the UK a glimmer of hope and hope to break through its own economic difficulties.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer makes a bold proposal to the Prime Minister. Invite the Soviet Union for a state visit and conduct economic cooperation with the Soviet Union. He thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"The Soviet Union has massively cut its military and started to shrink its front. It has also downplayed its hostile relationship with the West, which shows that the other side is easing our relationship. The Soviet Union's market-oriented reforms have also brought us opportunities, just like the huge share that the United States has gained during China's market-oriented reform period." The Chancellor of the Exchequer showed the qualified face of a capitalist. As long as there is business to be done, he doesn't care that the person across the negotiating table is the former enemy of Great Britain.

"We need to seize this opportunity, seek new markets, and get rid of the worsening economic situation. Now the Soviet Union, which has just recovered from a serious illness, is like a hungry fat man, greedily wanting to swallow everything. In this case, we will give them this opportunity and sell all the unsalable goods to them. At least it is more meaningful than pouring milk into the river. And the United States has not yet gotten rid of its economic difficulties. If it continues to play sanctions with them, Great Britain will be finished sooner or later."

The US economy had already begun to enter a downturn before President Bush stepped down, and after Mario took over the presidency, the US politics and economy have never improved. The president spent most of his time studying the US foreign policy and increasing the construction and investment in the US military, so much so that some people in the country complained that they had elected another President Bush who loved war.

"They want to expand the trade of goods here, and at the same time they want us to sell them nuclear weapons technology. The British are still calculating as before. But since they have brought the business to our door, we have no reason to refuse. Pavlov, you are responsible for arranging the itinerary. I will make a state visit to the UK."

This is Yanaev's first visit to a Western country since he came to power. It can also be seen as an ice-breaking trip to the West. The old enemy who has been hostile for decades finally showed signs of easing at this moment.

"Okay, but General Secretary Yanaev, we think we need to be cautious about the terms of the nuclear technology transaction. At least let these British people realize that our technology is not a bargain. If they want to buy civilian nuclear technology, then they should show us twelve points of sincerity." Pavlov emphasized that the Soviet Union should take a tough attitude in the transaction. At least now the other party needs help.

"Comrade Pavlov, you will take care of this matter." Yanayev threw the invitation aside and turned to him.

"Okay, General Secretary Yanayev, I will give the order next and let them make detailed arrangements for the itinerary." Pavlov replied.

"But these British people are quite courageous. Knowing the accident of our Chernobyl nuclear power plant, they still want to make a deal with us. Since the other party likes it, we can't refuse. This time, let's cheat the British a little bit in civilian nuclear technology." (To be continued.)

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