Soviet Union 1991

Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which belonged to the Soviet Iron Curtain, were at the center of strategic encirclement by various former communist countries, from Hungary, Romania, to Bulgaria. They were very "lucky" to become one of the very few countries in the Balkans that needed Soviet asylum. Moreover, the Serbian economy, which had just experienced the Yugoslav War, was still in extreme difficulties.

NATO member states originally wanted to rely on political and economic blockade to bring Serbia to its knees and change the red system on their heads, but they did not expect that the Soviet Union was very generous in providing interest-free loans to Serbia and helped with post-war reconstruction work, ensuring Serbia can get rid of its economic difficulties in a short period of time. As long as the "Balkan Tigers" can be revived, the Soviet Union's original decline in Eastern Europe will change.

At this time, Serbia still belonged to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Together with Montenegro, it was called Little Yugoslavia or Third Yugoslavia. It was originally a country that was almost dismembered under the heavy siege of Western Europe. Under the protection of the Soviet Union, it escaped the tragic events in history. fate.

Therefore, the Soviet Union sent Prime Minister Pavlov to visit Serbia to assist the Soviet Union in deploying Soviet strategic weapons in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Although Mishelovich did not have many options in the Soviet Union, for the sake of safety, Pavlov was still allowed to As the object of this state visit, he first tested Serbia's tone. If Serbia is willing for the Soviet Union to establish and deploy missile systems in their territory that can strike any country in Europe, then the Soviet Union is willing to provide Serbia with long-term asylum rights.

When Pavlov left the Kremlin, Yanayev had a secret conversation with him about whether establishing a long-range missile launch base in Serbia was the right and wise choice. The Cuban missile crisis had warned the Soviet government not to Try to blackmail your opponent in a strategically imbalanced situation.

"Because Serbia has no choice now. Just like Cuba when it was heavily surrounded by U.S. warships, enemies are everywhere. Western countries can't wait to dismember the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and become a country that poses no threat at all."

Yanayev flipped through Mishelovich's background information and felt a little emotional about the tragic fate of this once-in-a-lifetime hero, in the original history. Milosevic became a trial subject of the so-called International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He defended himself without a lawyer. In fact, he made a complaint against Western military violence in the international court. Milosevic did not pronounce a verdict. Down. He died suddenly in a prison in The Hague in 2006 due to lack of convincing medical treatment.

Ironically, the United Nations International Court of Justice ruled on February 3, 2015 that Serbia did not commit genocide against Croatia during the Balkan War in the early 1990s, that is, the genocide against Milosevic. The crime charge was not established. However, NATO countries began to carry out large-scale bombings against Yugoslavia on March 24, 1999. The fact that it created Europe's biggest humanitarian disaster since World War II remains silent. No wonder some people say that Western politicians are just a bunch of shameless people telling even more shameless lies.

"Only the Soviets can save the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Don't forget that as long as the Serbs want to maintain unity, they will not be able to reach a compromise with the Western countries. Milosevic wants to maintain the status quo of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, while the Western countries want to Dividing them into Montenegro, Yugoslavia, and possibly Kosovo, openly splitting a small country under the banner of independence, democracy, and freedom. Is there anything more shameless than this? In their eyes, there is no such thing as justice, only politicians. interests in their eyes.”

"If we once represented a cruel and evil empire in the Western world, then NATO now is more like a group of ugly villains. The Soviet Union will not let a group of villains stir up trouble in Europe. Do they want to get involved in the Balkans? Also We have to ask our Iron Torrent if he will answer."

Yanayev raised his head and replied coldly, "One day, NATO will pay the price for the crimes it has committed."

Pavlov came back from his memories in a turbulence. He looked out the window and found that the plane entered the taxiway of Tesla Airport. After a short taxi, the plane stopped at a parking space crowded with people. , Pavlov straightened his tie the moment the plane door opened. Wave and salute to the reporters and officials below the covered bridge.

In order to express friendship, Milosevic personally went to the airport to meet Soviet Prime Minister Pavlov, and the two had a friendly meeting at the airport. Milosevic held Pavlov's hand and said excitedly. "Welcome to Serbia, Prime Minister Pavlov. On behalf of the entire country, I would like to thank you for coming."

Pavlov also gave him a friendly smile, and a photo of the cordial meeting between the two parties was captured by reporters. This photo will soon appear on the headlines of newspapers in the streets of Serbia.

The enthusiasm of the Serbian people is obvious, because the Soviet Union did not add insult to injury during the most difficult period of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and also provided economic and military assistance. To survive the cold winter in Serbia. Pavlov noticed the pictures everywhere on the street promoting the friendship between Serbia and the Soviet Union, which made Pavlov somewhat unexpectedly lament that his former enemies became his allies in the blink of an eye because of a war.

Pavlov was invited to the Serbian Presidential Palace, where Pavlov will have a secret dialogue with the actual person in power of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The content of the dialogue is naturally the previously mentioned question of the establishment of a Soviet in Yugoslavia. Projects for military bases.

At the conference table, Milosevic changed his previous smiling attitude into another serious expression. Pavlov also very carefully raised the purpose of establishing strategic missiles.

"The Soviet Union intends to establish ballistic missile bases in Serbia to respond to NATO's attempt to establish anti-missile systems in Poland and other Central European countries. This is a very cautious and confidential plan. We hope that President Milosevic can agree to the Soviet Union's approach , in order to achieve the purpose of strategic cooperation between the two countries.”

Pavlov put forward the Soviet Union's request. He carefully observed the other party's expression. A trace of surprise flashed across Milosevic's face. He did not expect that the Soviet Union would actually make such a request. This amounted to turning Serbia into a Soviet outpost in Eastern Europe.

"What if the Soviet Union's strategic intention is to tie Serbia to your tank? Or is it to rejoin your 'Warsaw Pact' camp? Don't forget that the Soviet Union was in trouble when it came to the Cuban Missile Crisis." Milosevic's face became a little ugly. He really didn't expect that this state visit would turn into a contest between two allied countries. Serbia did hope to receive asylum from the Soviet Union, but this did not mean that their interests were tied to those of the Soviet Union. However, the current situation also made Milosevic realize that falling out with the Soviet Union was equivalent to being isolated and helpless in Europe.

As long as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia does not disintegrate, NATO's claws will not let go of Serbia for a day. Even after the end of the Bosnian Civil War, NATO military integration has exerted pressure on Serbia in neighboring countries. On the issue of Kosovo, if it were not for the Soviet Union Having thwarted the conspiracy and calculations of most countries in the United Nations, perhaps even the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia itself could not protect itself.

"But if Serbia does not join our camp, is there any way out? Reconciliation with the West? Give up. When the Yugoslav civil war broke out, German Chancellor Kohl was the first country to recognize the legitimacy of the Croatian regime, and then France , Britain and a series of Western countries, what does this mean? It means that they only want to see a fragmented Eastern Europe, rather than a strong and united alliance.”

Milosevic was lost in thought with everything Pavlov said.

"Also, you are wrong to compare the Cuban missile crisis with the current situation. The Soviet Union's opponent was the United States at that time, and it had the confidence to launch a world war. But what about Europe now? Economic downturn coupled with social unrest. Their actual strength is much weaker than what was shown to us back then. We faced a powerful country now, and now we face a declining alliance.”

Pavlov said, "If Yugoslavia rejects us, it means that you may face the threat of NATO countries alone. Without the protection of the Iron Curtain, do you still have a chance to make a comeback in front of them? Comrade Milosevic, let me Let me tell you what will happen if the Soviet Union chooses to refuse. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will be bombed by NATO and dismembered, from Kosovo to Croatia to Poland. The Black Mu tribe is being disintegrated by NATO inch by inch, and then what? Your people are forced to go to the West to wash dishes to support themselves, but what about you? They can justly send you to The Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity. International Court of Justice, you will spend the rest of your life in a prison in The Hague, or die tragically, and this country will be plunged into darkness forever, as a result of your refusal to cooperate.”

Milosevic's face became very ugly. Everything Pavlov said was true. If not for Soviet intervention, The Hague would have put him on the agenda for trial.

"And the Soviet Union will re-form an unbreakable alliance and let NATO know that they will never have the opportunity to control the life and death of a country or interfere in the internal affairs of a country. I guarantee that the Soviet Union will make everyone who is an enemy of it pay their dues. The price is to shed the last drop of blood." (To be continued.)