Just when Yanayev was about to lose his patience, he finally got a signal from the Americans for a negotiation statement. The Bush administration held a press conference, calling on all parties to exercise restraint, saying that force was not the only way to resolve the dispute, and hoped that everyone could sit down at the negotiation table for friendly consultation. Of course, Bush's statement made Yanayev feel like the United States had taken the wrong speech.
Britain and Germany, which are also NATO allies, felt very uncomfortable when they heard this. It was you, the United States, who proposed to lead the charge, but how come when a crisis arises, it is still you, the United States, who come out to play the role of mediator.
He sold the goods and helped others count the money. This was the only feeling of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at this moment. It was also the first time that a slight trust crack appeared in his trusted ally, the United States. It seemed that the other party's face was a little strange, and it was no longer the respected international friend who selflessly provided help during the crisis in Berlin.
Of course, Yanayev was happy to accept the US mediation this time, and was willing to conduct friendly consultations and exchanges with Western European countries on the conflict in the Baltic Sea incident. The red polar bear, who was holding a Kalashnikov rifle with a fierce look in his eyes the previous second, turned into an elegant aristocrat in a gentleman's suit, sitting at the negotiating table and chatting and laughing with Western European countries the next second. The sudden change in style made these guys a little at a loss.
Yanayev was not surprised at all. The Slavs were not rude robbers. They were good at the war aesthetics of weapons and violence, and they were also good at the elegant art of music and painting. Yanayev was most impressed by the Soviet soldiers playing the piano in the ruins of the city during the Great Patriotic War. This time, the elegant Russian nobles would come to Munich from Moscow with sincerity for negotiations.
It is said that the two leaders who escaped, Vytautas and Anatoly, will also appear at the meeting.
"Comrade Putin, do you know that, in fact, from the moment nuclear weapons were developed, communism had almost lost the opportunity to unify the world. No matter how powerful the Soviet Union may have seemed in the eyes of others, it was a country with fatal flaws." Putin, who was riding in the car with Yanaev, was at a loss for words when he heard the president's sigh.
But Yanayev did not give Putin a chance to answer, and continued to talk to himself, "Marx once said that the proletariat must liberate the world through struggle and break the chains of bondage. But the invention of the atomic bomb has made world war an impossible war. Because once a nuclear hot war breaks out, the earth will enter the most terrible winter, and no country will be able to stand up from the ruins. This makes it impossible for the proletariat to break free from the shackles of the old era and gain a new life. Do you understand what I mean?"
"The Soviet Communist Party was unable to uniformly distribute global benefits, and the abnormal development of the national planned economy in the later period finally brought it to the brink of collapse. In order to realize our great ideals, we need to change our policy. From now on, economic construction is more important than ideological struggle. Of course, I am only telling you these words, Comrade Putin. Don't spread them out, otherwise there will be a big disturbance."
Yanayev lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and looked into the distance with a hint of melancholy. "I am old, and I may not have much time to waste. And you, who are full of vitality and spirit, should not grow old with this languishing red empire. When the Soviet Union has passed this most difficult period, a new, stable and huge empire will be handed over to you. By then, I hope you can lead the people to victory."
How long will the most difficult period last? Yanayev didn't know, but he knew that the Soviet Union could not return to its strongest level during the Brezhnev era. When discussing the effectiveness of economic reforms with Rezhkov, he said that even if the reform plan was stable, a new stable economic situation would not be formed until 1999. This did not guarantee the risk of failure caused by the United States and Western European countries.
1999 is 1999, the lifelong responsibility system of the top leaders should be changed. The predecessors have been suppressing the younger generations. How can the younger generations stand out? Do we want to let the Western world criticize that the Soviet leadership change was entirely due to a coup?
This statement can be said to have sealed the future of Comrade Vladimir's political career. The sudden surprise made the young Putin stunned. After being in a daze for a while, he carefully asked the question he had always wanted to ask, "Why me?"
Why you? Faced with this question, Yanaev was speechless for a moment. Yes, if it weren't for the damn time travel that gave me such a bad body, I wouldn't have to step down from the top leader's seat so quickly. But Yanaev is now the top leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and his words and deeds will represent the entire country. He could only pretend to be deep and said, "In the entire Moscow political arena, you are the only seedling worth cultivating that I have found, and I have always believed that you are the best person to lead the Soviet Union to glory. You just stay by my side for a few years and see the outside world. Although you have been exposed to a lot of things when you were a KGB agent, you will look at things from another perspective when you are in the leadership class."
Some people have speculated about the relationship between Putin and Yanaev before, and some even believe that Putin is Yanaev's illegitimate son. In fact, Yanaev's appreciation of Putin's ability is just based on the inertial thinking of a historical time traveler. If it were a few years earlier, he could have prevented the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and stopped the US plan to use oil to attack the Soviet Union. These two things can be said to be the biggest indirect promoters of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. But all this has become an established fact, and all Yanaev can do is to prevent some future events from happening.
Putin was so moved by Yanaev's words that he could not speak. He bowed deeply to Yanaev and said, "I will never forget the General Secretary's cultivation of me."
"Haha, I just acted as a guide. It is your ability that attracts so many admirers like an unconcealable brilliance. I also hope that you can learn something new from this Baltic crisis. For example, diplomatic means and political means. As you can see, if Western European countries had not finally chosen the negotiation table, we would have lost miserably. There will be more and more such political adventures in the future, so I also hope that you can be mentally prepared."
Putin nodded. Just as he was about to speak, the car stopped. They finally arrived at their destination, the Munich Conference Hall. Decades ago, Britain and France chose appeasement here, and decades later, Western European countries also chose compromise here.
"Now, my assistant in the General Secretary's office, come with me to crush the last line of defense of the Soviet enemy." Yanaev smiled at Putin.
The door of the presidential car was opened, and the flashing spotlights outside the window were dazzling. Yanaev got out of the car and waved to the reporters who were eagerly waiting outside the cordon. Putin followed closely behind him, and for the first time revealed the resolute expression of a superior. Behind Yanaev, he walked with firm steps towards the door of the Munich conference hall.
Hello, enemies of the Soviets, the red polar bear is coming.