MTL - Big Time 1958-Chapter 973 Stay strong and not weak
It is to be expected that the media across Europe and the world will sing praises to today's summit. Now that a big gift has been released, Serov would mind to release one.
"You don't need to tell me, you should also know the origin of the Cold War. This is an arms race imposed on the Soviet Union by the United States, Britain and other countries!" At the beginning of the first sentence, Serov first routinely recalled history, regardless of whether Reagan was like a dead son. s face.
This sentence is out of place in the context of the signing of the INF Treaty, and journalists from many countries are stunned. Could it be that peace is just an illusion, and it has entered the rhythm of confrontation so quickly?
Everyone was whispering, wondering what the current general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union meant. Why bring up the origins of the Cold War at this moment of de-escalation. Even the faces of French President Mitterrand and Federal German Chancellor Kohl flashed embarrassment, and peace seemed to be fleeting.
However, Serov, who was so ugly, didn't realize it, but went a step further and said to the two of them, "Mr. Mitterrand, Mr. Cole, is the main reason for the start of the Cold War on the side of the United States or the Soviet Union? What do you think? ?"
"General Secretary Serov, since today is a day that the whole world is paying attention to, it is meaningless to say such words." French President Mitterrand reluctantly persuaded, and the gesture of avoidance was very obvious, which has shown that the beginning of the Cold War was indeed the United States first. It jumped up, but the countries in the NATO camp have been avoiding this matter.
Even journalists from many countries have obviously seen embarrassment on their faces. Of course, many journalists are on the side of their own countries, especially many American journalists present, who are not ignorant of history. Just to take care of American policy, so there has been negative propaganda against the Soviet Union, but today's occasion?
Today's occasion is too important. No reporter has the guts to make the first bird. If the words pierce the hornet's nest, the Soviet Union's attitude towards the INF Treaty will change drastically. die.
Many rumors indicate that Serov is a ruthless person. The general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is not very open-minded. If journalists with conscience in society are exposed to the risk of death, the reporters are unwilling.
"President Reagan, I won't ask you this question. I know you very well, and you will not admit mistakes." Serov continued, "The reason why the Soviet Union accepted the INF treaty this time was relatively unfavorable. The conditions are mainly to maintain peace in Europe, and we also bear a lot of pressure from allies. However, in order to maintain the unity of the camp, I will not say which country it is. This is the result they want, and the Soviet Union respects it. "
The general secretary is definitely not to blame. For example, Ge Tu described the INF Treaty as a great victory, and he couldn't do it. But the culprit was still thrown out, and the Eastern European countries took the blame in a high-profile manner, expressing that the Soviet Union respected the attitude of its allies, which was a matter of course.
Whether this attitude is accepted by the Soviet people at present, no one knows. But it has terrified everyone present. If the INF Treaty was torn up before the ink was dry, everyone present here today is not here to witness history, but to participate in a big joke, and everyone here is an important part of the joke.
No one wants to be a joke, especially these successful people in Europe and the United States. They think highly of themselves and think that they are more prestige than the Soviets. They came to witness history, not gossip reporters to watch the fun, so they were harassed by Serov. It was very embarrassing to fight on behalf of Qiao, and he didn't dare to refute it, because Zweigon, who was wearing a military uniform beside him, was also a very shocking security cadre. He died inexplicably, which was unacceptable for successful people.
The atmosphere seemed to freeze, and some people were already holding goblets to celebrate. The smiles on many people who are still wearing joy are slowly solidifying.
"I won't break the contract, I just want you to think why the Soviet Union accepted this treaty." Serov suddenly smiled, as if he was very interested in the expressions of the crowd, and laughed himself with a mocking look. This mocking look made everyone unable to laugh, and the joy had been diluted.
He couldn't see the criticism of these reporters after they went back. The Central Office would screen out the newspapers that scolded him and send them over to read. Reagan and Serov had issues and left in a while.
The American hostages in Libya are still under the protection of the Soviet Secret Police Corps. Now that the INF Treaty has been signed, it is time for the two to talk about it. This is also something Reagan is more concerned about.
Now the two don't need to act in front of reporters. They say goodbye with their graceful demeanor and gentle smiles. Serov, who was sitting face to face, was very quiet, and it seemed that he was not the one who just took the initiative to provoke him. This kind of contrast is somewhat unacceptable to even Reagan. He is an actor himself, but it seems that Serov's acting skills are not low.
Serov, who stretched out his hand, saw the document handed over from behind him, and then opened it up and said, "About the expenses of the soldiers of the Fifth General Directorate of the Soviet KGB, including wages, subsidies and benefits, as well as the value of medicines consumed by American hostages in Libya , medical expenses, etc., President Reagan, take a look..."
Reagan's face became very exciting in an instant, and many different expressions flashed by one after another, which eventually evolved into a peculiar expression, and said in a tone of disbelief, "Mr. Sheloff means, I hope we The U.S. pays the ransom?"
Paying a ransom to solve a problem has only happened once in two hundred years of American history. During the First Barbary War, the crew of the Maria and Dauphin ships were detained for ten years, along with the crew of other ships that were successively captured. In 2008, Algeria reached an agreement with the United States to release the captured crew, and the United States paid a ransom of one million dollars. Since then, the United States has refused to pay any ransom for the kidnapping of the hostages.
To this day, the United States has not paid ransom for an American kidnapped for the second time in 200 years. Successive American presidents will never compromise on this issue, so Reagan's reaction was so big when he heard Serov's words.
"My knowledge of history is pretty good. I read a lot of free books and know what President Reagan meant." Sheloff understood at a glance what Reagan was thinking, "Don't you say it so ugly? We Soviets have protected you Americans for so long, The United States is not an ally of the Soviet Union, and you can’t say these words shamelessly. In this case, we should also ask for some subsidies, which is a very important issue.”
"General Secretary Serov, as the leader of a big country, it seems that you have lost your demeanor." Reagan said with confidence.
Serov frowned and directly interrupted the other party's words, "Don't be so polite, you are an actor, I am a big spy chief, the leader of a superpower, a cold warrior, and revolutionary mentors, great leaders These words are just words. The hats that the media put on us, your life and my life are no more noble than anyone else, even if that person is just a beggar, he is also a person, just as precious as you and me."
"Of course this example is not appropriate. The Soviet Union can control the whole country, and there is no such group as beggars." Shelov looked like you don't lift me up, and by the way pulled Reagan's face as a successful person.
"Since you have a good history, you should know that the United States never pays ransoms." Reagan leaned forward and seemed to increase his sense of oppression, but what was greeted was Serov's expression of a counter-revolutionary worker, which was like a Seeing how much worth a dead person still has is as terrifying as a policeman, and as ignorant of life and death as a doctor.
"The INF Treaty has been signed, do you think I will still waste time with you here? The United States must take this money, or I will set up a gulag in Libya and turn more than a thousand Americans into one Only the labor camps will use the mode of voluntary labor to make up for the protection costs of the Soviet Union and the losses suffered by the bombing of Libya." Serov said in a long voice and threatened, "You always hang the Gulag at the very edge, You should probably understand how this thing works, right?"
"What are you doing?" Reagan suppressed his anger, "You dare to break the contract?"
"Rebel workers, there is nothing they can't do. Secret police, how can you work if you are not cruel?" Shelov stared at the other party's eyes and said, "As for the Soviets, don't bully the weak!" Then suddenly turned around and said , "General Zweigon, the establishment of a labor reform management team in Libya will be handed over to you."
Reagan's face changed a bit and said, "Remember, this is not a ransom, and we will not give money to Libya, since you have proposed the relationship between our two countries, ask me to reimburse the expenses, this money is only for the United States. A drop of water. Not like you've looked almost everywhere you can find money."
"Yeah!" Shelov stretched his waist, leaned back and looked at each other silently, life is real, with blood and flesh. Not just a few words in the history book, wise? Ruthless?
When faced with this kind of life, there is always someone who has to bear the responsibility that does not belong to him, or even has no choice.
At this time, the Libyan hostage crisis was resolved. Shelov issued an order to the Libyan side to start dispatching planes of Soviet airlines to **** the Americans back home. Of course, Reagan had to reimburse the oil money.
Reagan finally solved a heart problem, although it was disgusting to be hit by Serov, but compared with his political career, this is nothing. Serov also successfully abolished the medium-range missiles deployed by the United States in Europe, although in terms of quantity, the Soviet Union did suffer a lot.
