Soviet Union 1991

Second update

When Cole was ready to happily continue negotiations with Yanayev on the "partition" of Poland, the answer Yanayev left for Cole made the other party suddenly feel discouraged. He said that the current situation in Germany is unstable and the Soviet Union will wait until the situation stabilizes before conducting the next series of cooperation.

This is a euphemism for the breakdown of negotiations. Of course, dealing with Poland is not Cole's first choice now, so he respects Yanayev's wishes. Soviet delegations have begun to withdraw from Berlin one after another.

After Vladimir heard the news, he quickly walked to Yanayev's room. This was really hard for him to accept. It was clear that the Soviet Union could take advantage of the situation and blackmail Germany on the Polish issue, but why did Yanayev give up this great opportunity? It's puzzling.

When Vladimir walked to the door of the corridor, he happened to see Yanayev standing at the door of the corridor, whispering to the Soviet ambassador to Germany. After seeing Vladimir coming, Yanayev stopped talking. The other party turned around and saw Vladimir saying goodbye very wisely, leaving Yanayev and Vladimir in their private space.

Vladimir said anxiously, "General Secretary Yanayev, why don't we continue to negotiate with Berlin? This is obviously the best time to force Berlin to make concessions. Think about it, once the crisis breaks out, there will be no time to take care of it. Regarding the situation in Poland, we can take the opportunity to exert pressure and force Poland to abandon its plan..."

"Yes, Germany has no time to take care of Poland. Isn't this the perfect opportunity for us?" Yanayev said seriously, "Who said we gave up the Poland plan? It's just that after the civil strife in Germany begins, we can put it aside Germany is negotiating with Kwasniewski alone, not to mention that Germany, the last one to support Poland, has no time to look elsewhere, so our opportunity will come."

Vladimir did not know that Yanayev had also prepared another plan. It was originally planned to be carried out after reaching an agreement with Germany. However, according to the current situation, Yanayev can leave Germany and go it alone.

Yanayev patted Vladimir on the shoulder, and the two of them walked and said, "This plan is not urgent yet. After the whole of Germany is in chaos, we will give the Central European countries a surprise, a surprise that will scare them." ”

A riot broke out in Germany, but Yanayev could already foresee that the situation in Europe would change significantly.

Yanayev left in such a hurry that Cole failed to get to the airport to see him off in time. Herzog replaced Cole and saw Yanayev off.

Berlin Airport was heavily guarded, with police armed with live ammunition on guard in the terminal. Everyone knew that the riots in the east had begun. Herzog had to step up vigilance to prevent the Soviet General Secretary from encountering unexpected situations at the airport.

"Thank you very much for President Herzog's visit. We believe we will have a chance to meet next time." Yanayev smiled and shook hands with the other party, but kept staring at Merkel beside him.

Yanayev was a little surprised by Merkel's appearance. He didn't know what the meaning of this woman's appearance on such an occasion was. Merkel stepped forward and shook hands with Yanayev very generously, "General Secretary Yanayev, I am Merkel, Minister of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Nature Conservation of Germany. It is an honor to meet you here."

Vladimir, who stood next to Yanayev, also stared at the greatest "communist spy" in German history. The meeting between the two was filled with the smell of unrest.

"This is Minister Vladimir, right?" Merkel turned to Vladimir next to Yanayev and said, "Thank you for everything you have done in Germany. I think the German people will always remember it. What you did, Minister Vladimir.”

Merkel emphasized what he had done. This double-meaning greeting made Vladimir feel a little unhappy, but considering that it was still a public place, Vladimir also smiled back and said softly, "Very good." Ashamed, I just did a trivial thing, but I don’t know if everything I did can change the fate of Germany and the Soviet Union.”

In fact, both of them knew what this trivial thing meant. Yanayev opened the cage that imprisoned them for the trapped beasts of East Germany. Cole was the only one who remained in the dark. Merkel knew the truth, but she couldn't tell it. Merkel has gone further and further away from the Soviet Union on the German issue, and it was only a matter of time before they parted ways.

"Even trivial things can have a huge impact through the butterfly effect, Comrade Vladimir." After hearing Vladimir's answer, Merkel smiled very strangely, "Next time, in a formal diplomatic occasion, I wish I could fight you."

"Okay." Vladimir said with a smile.

Merkel added in a low voice, "Of course as the Chancellor of Germany, if you can become the General Secretary of the Soviet."

After a brief conversation, the two parted ways on the tarmac. After getting on the plane, Vladimir could still see Merkel's silent figure through the glass window. He didn't know why he always had an ominous premonition.

Vladimir shook his head and rejected this exaggerated idea. He turned to Yanaev and said, "After we leave Berlin, the riots in East Germany will deepen further and even expand to the Berlin area. This time, no matter how hard Kohl tries, he can't put out the burning flames of war. Refugees destroyed Germany, but we saved Germany in disguise. It's really ironic."

"Everything is not over yet, Comrade Vladimir." Yanaev glanced at him, "I hope this war can continue until the situation in Europe gets out of control, so that we will not be sidelined and have a chance to return to the European continent."

Thinking of the way he instigated and used the German media to advocate Kohl's aid to Eastern Europe and accommodate refugees, Yanaev secretly congratulated himself for making the right move. The deployment six years ago has slowly begun to take effect, and through a series of butterfly effects, the entire history is heading in an unknown direction.

Yanaev has done everything he can. Now he can only wait, wait for a prairie fire that sweeps Germany, and wait for change to return to Western Europe. Just like the steel sea of ​​the past, it burned the Reichstag and the whole of Berlin with overwhelming force.

He said silently in his heart.

"Burn, Berlin." (To be continued.)