Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1282 - 1041: Integrated Advancement

Chapter 1282: Chapter 1041: Integrated Advancement

Wang Ye smiled and nodded; everything was going according to his plan.

Over the years, he had not only focused on laying the groundwork in Russia but also paid attention to the Crimea Peninsula and Ukraine.

After years of heavy investment, things had slowly started to pay off, and many situations were gradually developing in the direction he had envisioned.

He had probably got another decade or so of keeping a low profile before the "once-in-a-century great change" would arrive!

By that time, he hoped to have amassed enough strength to play the role of a "chess player" on the Earth’s "chessboard," rather than being a "chess piece" at the mercy of others.

After pondering for a moment, Wang Ye spoke up, "How are Yanukovych and Yulia behaving lately? The clean-up of those foreign NGO institutions should be complete by now, right?"

The last time Wang Ye saw Natalia, he had instructed her to focus on cracking down on certain overseas NGOs, especially to guard against the direction of internet public opinion. As internet usage became widespread, its impact on ordinary people was growing, yet most governments had not yet taken it seriously enough, and legislative regulations were lagging behind, potentially leading to significant trouble!

And Wang Ye, coming from over a decade in the future, was certainly fully aware of this aspect; therefore, he had always taken the control over the Russian Internet very seriously.

Currently, several of the biggest and most influential websites with the largest user base on the Russian Internet were under his control.

Even if some forces wanted to stir up trouble through the internet, they would first have to ask if Wang Ye agreed...

Natalia gave a knowing smile full of confidence and said, "Don’t worry, any movement on this end won’t escape my sight, and the judicial organs are firmly in my hands. From what I can see, Yanukovych and Yulia have no objections to my actions; on the contrary, they are doing their best to cooperate with me. I can’t say for sure about the future, but at this stage, there’s no need to doubt their loyalty."

Among the troika, Yanukovych was the leader, his presidency naturally endowed with the greatest power.

Wang Ye didn’t fully treat him as a "subordinate" but rather as a "partner," of course, and at the same time, Wang Ye was also Yanukovych’s behind-the-scenes "support" and financier!

After all, without Wang Ye’s help, Yanukovych would not have had any chance of reaching his position.

Receiving Wang Ye’s aid meant there had to be some form of payback, so Yulia’s Prime Minister position was one, and Natalia’s Attorney General position was another.

As for other things, such as comprehensive cooperation with Russia and rejecting the "temptations" of overseas forces, those were matters not to be openly discussed; a tacit understanding sufficed.

Apart from Yanukovych, Yulia and Natalia could be considered true "Wang Ye’s people," quite literally...

Their power essentially stemmed from Wang Ye, and only by relying on him could they maintain their current status and live a comfortable life without worry.

Also, they were the "chess pieces" that Wang Ye placed in Kiev to balance Yanukovych.

Although Wang Ye did not believe that Yanukovych would betray him and turn to The West, at his level of play, taking things for granted was not an option. He had to keep sufficient contingencies and emergency response measures to ensure absolute security.

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Speaking of Yulia, Natalia remembered something and, with a smile, looked at Wang Ye, "Oh, did you hear? Yulia recently went through a secret divorce. She and her husband divided their assets, and she took the lion’s share of the shares from their oil company they were operating; her ex-husband only got a small part. One has to admire this woman’s skill— you know, she was just a poor girl when she first married into her ex-husband’s family."

Wang Ye raised an eyebrow; he hadn’t followed this, as it was just a matter of Yulia’s private life and not a major issue.

Divorce is just divorce, after all. Politicians in Western countries have no taboos about such things; in terms of personal life, anything goes.

Old husbands with young wives, old wives with young husbands, teacher-student relationships...

Basically, nothing is off-limits for them!

And the general public doesn’t really care about politicians’ private affairs either; most people merely treat such stories as juicy gossip for entertainment.

Seeing Wang Ye’s lack of reaction, Natalia leaned in, lowering her voice conspiratorially, "She told me she doesn’t plan to remarry, but she does want to have a child and raise it on her own."

Wang Ye was taken aback. What did this have to do with him...

However, seeing Natalia’s suppressed laughter, he immediately realized the gossip was somewhat embarrassing...

Because Natalia was planning the same, wasn’t she?

Coincidentally, these two women knew each other and might even have discussed their relationships with him privately.

But Wang Ye, after years in politics, had long since cultivated the ability to remain unmoved even if Mount Tai were collapsing before him— let alone now, in private, with just Natalia.

Even in a public setting, if someone used such matters to attack him, Wang Ye would remain calm and composed, denouncing the accuser for slandering him and causing trouble!