Soviet Union 1991

General Ramdas is now trying to persuade Minister Kapoor to agree to this arms sale, not only for the Indian Navy, but also for himself. After all, Ramdas is now the most promising young man in the entire army, and he does not want to ruin his future here because of such an inglorious incident.

So Ramdas began to brag to Minister Kapoor about how big the Minsk was, and even said that if the Indian Navy did not buy the Minsk, it would miss a major development opportunity. This half-coercion and half-inducement made Kapoor mistakenly believe that Ramdas had been bought by the Soviet representatives, especially after Kapoor heard the offer from the Soviet Union.

And the other members of the delegation also began to fool Kapoor like Ramdas, because everyone was very concerned about their own future and destiny, and they just compared the Kiev class to the Nimitz nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Even if Kapoor was sober, he could not stand up to a group of people

"Okay, as General Ramdas said, the Indian Ministry of Defense will definitely consider your words very carefully, but the Ministry of Defense cannot make a decision on a budget of nearly 20 million US dollars by me alone. We need to vote at the meeting." Kapoor said. In fact, everyone knows that the so-called meeting vote is just a formality, and everyone knows the result. Anyway, India is set to be the victim of the 20 million US dollars. The Soviet Union has done so much preparation to trick India. It would be a surprise if India does not take the bait.

Comrade Yazov generously agreed to Ramdas's request for a few days of forgiveness. Anyway, the Soviet Union does not need to rush now, just waiting for the Indians to take the bait.

After a few days of uneasy waiting, Ramdas finally got a definite reply from the Ministry of Defense, willing to lease the Soviet aircraft carrier for 20 million US dollars, which made Ramdas relieved. During this period, the Indian delegation did not use their connections to let other generals whisper in Kapoor's ear.

After the Soviet Ministry of Defense agreed to lease the Minsk for 20 million US dollars, the Soviet and Indian delegations breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The former was because they finally found the next navy to take over, and the latter was secretly glad that they finally kept their private affairs from being exposed. Anyway, it was the Indian Ministry of Defense that suffered in the end.

A happy ending.

When the Minsk slowly sailed away from the Black Sea Shipyard, the Soviet delegation was obviously beaming with joy. By successfully dumping such a burden on India, India saved a large amount of annual maintenance costs and also added a wealth of income to the space program. It was the best of both worlds. However, Ramdas and his group looked a little embarrassed. When the envelope of photos was handed to them, they immediately took it and tore it into pieces.

"Burn them clean with fire. After all, it would be bad if the fragments were pieced together." Comrade Yazov reminded the other party in a pretended good-natured way, and Ramdas just glared at him. But he didn't dare to say anything to Yazov. After all, Ramdas didn't know how many more photos were in the hands of the Soviet intelligence department. It's better to admit defeat than to destroy your future.

The news of the successful signing of the aircraft carrier lease contract reached Moscow, and Yanayev was also relieved, which meant that the budget for the new space engineering program was finally settled. Of course, 20 million a year is just a drop in the bucket for the space program of 300 million or 400 million yuan. The total budget of the Ministry of Defense is the big part. However, the profits from the Soviet Union's arms sales all over the world also laid the foundation for GLONASS's aerospace engineering plan.

"The Venezuelan government signed a batch of arms contracts worth 50 million with the Soviet Union, including the purchase of T72 tanks and upgraded versions of Mi-8 and Mi-17 transport helicopters. It is understood that this batch of arms will be delivered in the near future..."

"In order to deal with the threat from the south, Pakistan and the Soviet Union purchased 8,000 Kalashnikov rifles and a small number of anti-tank rockets. It is reported that this is the first time Pakistan has purchased weapons from the Soviet Union in the 1990s..."

These news that are enough to attract the attention of the US Intelligence Agency are all the confidants of Yanaev who were cultivated by himself, and Chemezov, the largest Soviet arms export company, is behind the planning. Victor's return has brought new life to the underground black arms trade that was originally dormant. In exchange for blood diamonds from the United Revolutionary Front in Africa, in the jungles of Colombia, he took over black money from the guerrillas, and even in the Middle East, he asked local warlords to exchange black gold from oil depots for Kalashnikov rifles. Wherever Victor went, he left behind bloody wars.

"There is no doubt that without my arms assistance, some hot conflict areas cannot afford a decent war. My goal is just to let everyone have a gun."

This sentence has also become the motto of this deadly arms dealer.

And now, Victor, who rarely appears in Moscow, accepted Yanaev's summons for the first time. This is also the second interview since Yanaev recruited him into the intelligence department. Before, he traveled around the world as an arms dealer, setting off local wars around the world.

"Comrade Victor did a great job this time. The income from the underground arms trade alone is almost over 200 million." Yanaev flipped through the bills and nodded with a smile. These gray incomes that are not visible on the surface will not fall into his pocket, but will all be allocated to the GLONASS satellite program of the aerospace department. Yanaev also spent a lot of effort to convince other comrades that improving the satellite program is not to set off a new round of space arms race, but for the future of electronicization and informatization of the Soviet Union.

"General Secretary, thank you for the compliment. This is just my duty." Victor's humility comes from his awe of Yanaev and his fear of his decisiveness.

"You will be transferred to Libya and Iraq next, and you may travel back and forth between these two places. Do you have any objections?" Yanayev asked. He threw a batch of documents in front of Victor, pointed to the photos on the documents and said, "These are the people you want to support, pro-Soviet opposition members. While the US military and Saddam's armed forces are fighting each other, help them supply weapons, expand their bases, and try to form a strong armed force to fight against the US military."

"Just like the Vietnam War?" Victor whispered?

"Yes, just like the Vietnam War. The account of cheating the Soviet Union back then must be settled now." Yanayev said. (To be continued.)

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