Chapter 520 New Member
The Soviets have made a major breakthrough in the Middle East! For example, now the Soviets can use the excuse of searching for Iranian reactionaries to detain ships passing through and act as the police of the Persian Gulf!
The Soviet Union's hegemonic behavior aroused strong opposition from "peace-loving" countries around the world. The two sides quarreled in the United Nations, and when the matter was put to a vote in the UN Security Council, the Soviet Union would unceremoniously use its veto power to prevent any resolution from being carried out.
As time went by, international crude oil prices continued to rise. By the end of 1980, oil prices had returned to their original high of $80 a barrel.
The Soviets have made a major breakthrough in the Middle East! For example, now the Soviets can use the excuse of searching for Iranian reactionaries to detain ships passing through and act as the police of the Persian Gulf!
The Soviet Union's hegemonic behavior aroused strong opposition from "peace-loving" countries around the world. The two sides quarreled in the United Nations, and when the matter was put to a vote in the UN Security Council, the Soviet Union would unceremoniously use its veto power to prevent any resolution from being carried out.
As time went by, international crude oil prices continued to rise. By the end of 1980, oil prices had returned to their original high of $80 a barrel.
This is actually beneficial to any oil exporting country. The profit from extracting the same amount of crude oil is more than twice the original amount. However, for countries that need to import oil, this will soon become a new burden, and they will have to spend more costs on fuel.
Moscow.
The atmosphere at the end of this year is very good, and there are a few more faces at the ZHJ meeting in the Kremlin.
At the beginning, Andropov promised to bring Andrei into the ZJ and make him a member of the ZJ. Now, a series of actions have allowed Andrei to accumulate deeper prestige and enter the ZJ without encountering any resistance. Although Andrei is the youngest in the ZJ after World War II, his contributions are unmatched by any of them.
In the past, Andrei had participated in ZHJ meetings, but each time he attended by invitation and was not a formal member. This time, after joining ZHJ, Andrei was truly among the core senior leaders of the Soviet Union.
Of course, Andre was not the only one entering ZHJ. There were also several new faces, such as the middle-aged man with an obviously bald forehead sitting next to Andre.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gelbachev! When Andre saw him for the first time, he recognized him. How to comment on this guy? Andre hesitated in his heart, and the other party stretched out his hand: "Hello, General Andre, you are the youngest zhj member of our Soviet Union. I am Mikhail, and I am currently the Minister of Agriculture."
The youngest. If it weren't for Andrei, this title should have been given to Gerbachev. This year, he is fifty years old, but he is the youngest ZJ member in history. However, Gerbachev is no younger than Andrei now. Andrei is half of his age, just 25 years old this year!
In just two years, he was promoted from a pilot in the Far East Military Region to the commander of the military region and a member of the ZHJ committee. This speed of rise was unprecedented even during World War II.
However, no one dared to say anything about Andrei's promotion. If they were capable, they would also accumulate military exploits like Andrei. After World War II, the Soviet Union had never taken the initiative to launch a strategic attack, but now, it has achieved breakthroughs in the Far East and the Middle East. These are all Andrei's credit!
As for Gelbachev, a man of ordinary origin, his promotion was also because of the agriculture that the Soviet Union attached the most importance to now! For a big country, achieving food self-sufficiency is of great significance, and all this was finally realized in the hands of Gelbachev! At the same time, Gelbachev also vigorously promoted the agricultural reform under the leadership of Andropov, and achieved remarkable results.
In his own field, Gelbachev has achieved something.
Andre reached out his hand and shook hands with this guy who had both good and bad reputations.
"This is our last ZJ meeting in 80 years," said Andropov, who presided over the meeting. "This year, our country has made remarkable progress, which is inseparable from your efforts. At the same time, we first welcome the new comrades to ZJ."
There was no need for introductions as everyone got to know the new colleague. There was warm applause and several people stood up to express their gratitude one by one.
"First, strategically speaking, we have achieved a breakthrough in the Middle East, and now we have begun to control the production in the Middle East. However, the Western world will not give up. They will definitely continue to launch new conspiracies and even use force to resolve the issue. Therefore, the most serious situation we face next year is still the possible escalation of war in the Middle East."
The Soviet Union's current actions have seriously affected the Western economy. How can the United States let it go after it has touched America's cheese? And President Carter has now given up on himself and has done nothing new. When the new President Reagan takes office, there will definitely be a series of counterattacks!
"We can no longer intimidate Western Europe by holding exercises and demonstrations. This time, Western Europe has suffered real losses. Therefore, they will definitely firmly participate in the Middle East operations. We may face the entire Western world led by the United States. This will be a severe war. Moreover, we can only provide support and cannot directly go deep into the frontline battlefield."
A direct collision between the East and the West means the coming of World War III, so the Soviet Union is now supporting Iraq as a proxy in order to avoid a serious direct confrontation.
"Comrade General Secretary, I have a new idea." At this moment, Andre, who was sitting next to him, spoke.
"Andrei, go ahead." Andropov trusted Andrei very much and knew that he must have new ideas.
"Western Europe is America's little brother. As long as Reagan enters the White House and raises his arm, they will definitely rush to the Middle East. Therefore, we need new countermeasures. Now, the best way is to make Europeans too busy to participate in these conflicts."
Too busy to take care of themselves? Everyone was stunned when they heard Andre's words. How could they make the Europeans too busy to take care of themselves?
"What about the unrest caused by refugees in Western Europe?" Andre said, "Those Iranians who have lost their homes and yearn for freedom and democracy are not living in a good situation in Europe now. They should fight for their legitimate rights and interests and integrate into the lives of normal Europeans! All of this can only be solved through protests and violence!"
Andre had planned it long ago. At the beginning, all those who were unwilling to participate in the Iranian Liberation War were sent to Europe! These people did not have a normal identity in Europe and their lives were not satisfactory. Now, although the People's Republic of Iran was born, it did not welcome them. They had no choice but to stay in Europe. They had to fight for more rights! Moreover, there must be many people loyal to HMN who left Iran through various channels. Many people must have gone to the West. The United States, which wants to overthrow the current Iranian government, may contact these people. The water here is very deep. It is more interesting to muddy it now!