Soviet Union 1991

Although German Chancellor Kohl repeatedly emphasized to Chirac that the change of plan was not due to Germany's unilateral factors, but because Croatian President Tituman was unwilling to have another conflict with Serbia on the border, so he chose to deploy strategic bombers to maintain peace in Eastern Europe. Strategic peace, but how could Chirac continue to believe the lies told by Cole? He would rather believe that the Soviet Union would disintegrate at the next moment than believe Cole's statement to fool France.

France said that if Germany continues like this, not only will it not support the legitimacy of Croatia's regime, but it will also very likely support Serbia. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Germany. As soon as the cooperative alliance was established, it faced a situation that could break down at any time due to mutual suspicion between the two countries.

"Unless Germany is willing to share at least half of the cost, France will be willing to cooperate with Germany. As for the rest, there is no need to discuss anything else. France will not help a country with money, and Germany should not expect France to be unilateral and selfless. Aid Croatia.”

Chirac's resolute attitude gave Cole a headache. It was originally like trying to trick France into increasing its political investment in Croatia, but in the end it was tricked by the French. And he had promised Ji Tuman to assist a batch of heavy weapons and military supplies, and all Germany's previous investments were in vain.

However, the discord between France and Germany has caused President Milosevic to feel uneasy. In particular, Germany's recent military assistance to Croatia has made him feel a little panicked. There are 24 MiG-21 fighter jets, 15 Mi-24 armed helicopters, and the remaining T72m tanks packaged as gifts. It is obvious that the military strength between Croatia and Serbia is no longer on the same level.

Croatia, whose military strength has increased, has begun to show a tougher style. In addition to frequent exercises in border areas, Croatian troops have also been deployed in the border areas between the two countries. The Balkan Peninsula, Europe's powder keg, is beginning to smell like sulfur again.

At this time, Milosevic finally began to feel uneasy. He regretted that he had rejected the Soviet Union's asylum. Now Croatia, which was advancing by leaps and bounds, almost had the military power to catch up with Serbia overnight, and the opponent's weapons were German packaging belts. The remaining supplies left, on air power. The domestic J22 light attack aircraft may not necessarily be a fighter opponent of Croatia's new equipment. Although there is a certain suppression in quantity, this does not mean that Serbia can distance itself from Croatia in the airspace.

Not long after the Soviet Premier had just concluded his visit to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Milosevic made a secret visit to Moscow. He hoped to obtain military assistance from the Soviet Union and rebuild Serbia's sluggish military strength. Of course, Milosevic believed that if he wanted the Soviet Union to help him, the first thing he could not avoid was the project to deploy ballistic missiles.

The Soviet Union tried every means to tie Serbia to its Iron Curtain power, and Milosevic also knew that he could no longer maintain a cautious and peaceful way of living with the red beast. Either become an ally of the Soviet Union. Either it will perish under the pressure of NATO. The diplomatic principle of peace, independence and independence is a dream in the Balkans. Every small country must stand up and choose to form an alliance with one of the European countries. Otherwise, it will be the end of Yugoslavia.

"Germany has recently assisted Croatia with a batch of heavy weapons. Now Croatia's air force and army have begun to match Serbia's. I hope to get military assistance from the Soviet Union to deal with threats from Croatia. Moreover, the Croatian army has frequently been in the military recently. Conducting exercises in border areas is not a good thing for any country."

Milosevic deliberately did not respond to Croatia's provocation in order to show to Yanayev that the Serbian army was inferior to Croatia, so as to gain sympathy points for himself in seeking military assistance.

But how could Yanayev not see through Milosevic's tricks. He nodded deliberately and agreed with him, "Yes, after our internal discussions, we have always believed that it is necessary to provide military support to Serbia, but we also have the same condition, that is, the Soviet Union must establish a ballistic missile base in Serbia , If the Serbian side is unwilling to agree to this request, everything will be off the table.”

Unlike the benevolent Pavlov, Yanayev was very determined. He would not allow Milosevic to continue to pursue the practice of getting bread without paying the price. Unexpectedly, this time Milosevic very generously agreed to Yanayev's request.

Milosevic replied calmly, "There is no problem. The Soviet army can establish ballistic missile bases and garrison troops on Serbian soil. As long as you do not violate Serbia's constitution and laws, we allow this behavior. And the Soviet Union in Serbia Actions on the land must be reported to the Serbian government, we cannot let you mess around in Yugoslavia.”

Tito tried his best to get rid of Soviet control, but he did not expect that Serbia would voluntarily and consciously accept Soviet control decades later.

Seeing Milosevic's completely different cheerfulness from before, Yanayev knew that he had deliberately used Western countries to sow discord between Serbia and Croatia, and he nodded with great satisfaction. "Very good, then I think we can also talk about military assistance. Croatia, which was previously supported by Germany, received some heavy weapons from the former East German People's Armed Forces, including MiG-21 fighter jets, T72M tanks and Mi-24 Helicopters, in this case we can also provide Selvi Amig fighter jets, T72M tanks and Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters. Not only that, we are also willing to sell Shilhe self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, needle-type anti-aircraft missiles, and AT4 anti-tank missiles. Not only will you have it and Croatia The same weapons, but also have a greater number of anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons."

Heavy weapons were sold half as a favor, while defensive weapons were real arms deals. Milosevic was surprised by Yanayev's generosity because the Soviet Union did not intend to cut off a large piece of Serbian flesh in terms of weapons. , but the steady flow of additional ammunition and the replacement of important parts slowly drained Serbia's financial wallet. Today's Soviet Union is not a big dog that pretended to be fat but also provided free assistance to third countries. Under the leadership of Yanayev, it has fully displayed the rogue temperament of the five permanent members of the United Nations, doing everything possible to obtain the maximum benefits from the other party's hands. .

"As long as Serbia is willing to cooperate with the Soviet Union, our military assistance will be more generous than Croatia's, I swear." Yanayev said with a smile to Milosevic who obediently fell into the trap. (To be continued.)