Soviet Union 1991

The location of the negotiations was also meaningful in Munich. On September 29, 1938, British Prime Minister Chamberlain, French Prime Minister Daladier, Nazi Germany Hitler, and Italian Mussolini signed the Munich Treaty at the Munich Conference. In order to avoid the outbreak of war, Britain and France continued to promote the policy of appeasement, sacrificing the interests of Czechoslovakia, and ceded the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.

On this day in 1991, the heads of the six countries of the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, the Soviet Union, Lithuania and Latvia also gathered here to discuss the issues of the three Baltic countries. The location of the meeting had clearly told the Soviets that this meeting was just a formality. It would be better for Western European countries to have a pretentious negotiation and give the people the due explanation. As for how you deal with the political power in the Baltic countries, that is your business.

Of course, the Soviet Union will respect the decisions of Western European countries, so I am afraid that the only leaders of the two small countries, Vytautas and Anatoly, have not yet seen the situation clearly. They thought they had found a powerful backing that could deal with the Soviet Union, but they didn't know that they had already been clearly priced and thrown away as a bargaining chip.

The Western world was afraid of the Soviet Union's simple and crude methods, and they chose to compromise after the deterrence operation failed.

Brent also attended this meeting. His goal was not to participate in the discussion, but to secretly observe Yanayev's every move and analyze Yanayev's character through his behavior in order to understand his opponent. . But Brent also made an unexpected discovery. He found that the young man who followed Yanayev always looked at him with a not-so-kind look. He only had that kind of look when dealing with CIA agents abroad. Met. A look that seems to penetrate people's hearts, exposing their darkest secrets.

"What an interesting young man." Brent subconsciously touched his chin because of nervousness. He decided not to continue observing the guys around Yanayev, but to focus on the negotiating table and quietly wait for the parliament's decision. start.

Just like when all summits are held, there is always a concluding speech with basically no substantive content, and the opportunity to speak was naturally given to US President Bush. It was nothing more than celebrating that everyone was able to resolve the dispute at the negotiating table, and also It's an honor to host this meeting and so on. After listening to these boring and hypocritical speeches, Yanayev was almost drowsy. He glanced at the leaders of other countries who also showed impatience.

At this moment, Yanayev felt that it would be much easier for him to activate the dead hand system than to scheming here. When will it be your Americans' turn to dictate the Soviet Union's internal affairs?

"That's enough, Mr. Bush. Your speech is wonderful, but I don't have enough time, so can you cut the nonsense and go straight to the topic? Don't you just look at everyone's impatient expressions?" Yanayev said directly asked. His answer was short and rude, even a little rude, and blocked Bush's speech that he was about to continue.

"I am more impulsive and irritable. Well, this is the criticism of the Soviet leaders. From Stalin, to Khrushchev and then to Brezhnev, it seems to be an intractable vicious cycle." Brun Brun Te carefully recorded the data he saw on paper, but he didn't know that Yanayev, who was sitting directly opposite, was also observing his every move intentionally or unintentionally.

He had noticed Brent's name in the parliamentary list provided by the KGB before. After reading the information collected by all parties, Yanayev discovered that this think tank had served as a profiler for the CIA, so Yanayev Deliberately showing inconsistent impulsive personality in meetings, in order to cause data bias due to personality issues when analyzing problems. They just liked Soviet leaders who couldn't hold themselves back.

"I'm sorry, President Yanayev, but it seems that this sincere speech cannot move your hearts." Bush said thoughtfully, "Since you don't like a well-intentioned speech, then I will just say Off topic. As what happened recently in the Baltic Sea. All parties around the world have expressed great concern about the unrest. We also hope that the Prime Ministers of the three Baltic countries and the President of the Soviet Union can exercise restraint. We are also very concerned about the unfair verdict that happened to the President of Estonia and will continue to follow up on the incident. Enter……"

When Bush said this, Vytautas and Anatoly looked at each other and smiled. What Bush said already showed NATO's attitude and views. Even Yanayev, who was opposite him, frowned slightly. Bush's remarks It was slightly different from what he expected. Could this meeting really not be as simple as imagined?

Bush's next speech can be said to be a twist, which directly made Vytautas and Anatoly's smiles freeze on their faces, "Of course, we fully respect the opinions of the Soviet Union and express that the Baltic Sea, as the inherent territory of the Soviet Union, is a sacred and indivisible part. , I hope that the Soviet leaders can give an answer that satisfies everyone at this meeting."

"President Bush, this is different from what you promised me." Anatoly became anxious and began to speak indiscriminately, "You promised us that NATO would provide strong support to the three Baltic countries and deal with threats from the east. Expressing close attention. How can all this change?"

"And you promised to provide us with economic and military assistance once we gain independence, are you going to go back on it?" Vytautas stood up directly and asked Bush. The expressions on the faces of other leaders suddenly became much more exciting.

"Ahem." Bush coughed and continued, "Yes, I did say that, but all issues are based on the fact that the Soviet Union has indisputable sovereignty over the three Baltic countries before it can pay attention to and investigate domestic human rights issues. "

Yanayev watched expressionlessly as they performed a drama about sovereignty over human rights. Just when Anatoly was still about to argue, he directly interrupted him, "President Anatoly, you are deaf. ? Or are you not thinking clearly? President Bush has made it very clear that all human rights are not can override sovereignty. Besides, this meeting is a negotiation between me and NATO. Neither Lithuania nor Latvia has the right to intervene. The reason why you have a seat at this negotiating table is not for your own sake. Instead, we use you as a bargaining chip, understand?"

"Asshole!" Vytautas cursed directly at Yanayev, but for Yanayev who was accustomed to the pressure of military coercion from NATO before, this curse was as weak as hitting cotton. Powerless. He said reluctantly, "The fate of small countries is to be played as cards by big countries. Don't talk about international morality and justice. Truth only exists within the range of artillery fire. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union's artillery fire in the Baltic Sea The range is longer than other big countries that claim to be impartial, am I right, President Bush?”

Upon hearing Yanayev's question, Bush smiled awkwardly, while the leaders of other countries looked at his nose and heart. These were originally "truths" that everyone kept secret. It was really embarrassing to be directly pointed out by the Soviet leader. If NATO had not chosen to tolerate this time due to the military pressure of polar bears, others might have gone crazy on the spot.

"You cowards, the people of the three Baltic countries and international justice will never forget your history of condoning violent totalitarianism." Vytautas slammed the door and left in anger. Lithuania and Latvia are now occupied by the Soviet army, plus Beset by domestic turmoil, Vytautas and Anatoly could no longer return to their motherland and could only drift around. So before leaving, Vytautas threatened Yanayev and said, "Don't think that you can scare the people of Lithuania by supporting a brutal puppet regime. We will establish a government in exile overseas and continue to fight against you!"

Yanayev curled his lips and said nonchalantly, "Okay, I'll wait. The last person to threaten us was Hitler, and he later committed suicide in the Prime Minister's Office of this country, so I have to admit, Vytautas You really have the courage to face death."