Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1288 - 1044: Re-negotiating Entry into the World

Chapter 1288: Chapter 1044: Re-negotiating Entry into the World

"Misha, do you really think we are doomed to never fit into the circle of developed countries in Europe and America?"

After a slight pause, my father-in-law still voiced the concern that weighed on his heart.

Even though all of Wang Ye’s actions had been undertaken with his consent and indeed under his support, deep down he still felt a bit... unwilling to accept it!

After all, when he first took office, he had proudly promised to the entire nation that he would transform our country ’from the inside out’ to integrate into mainstream European and American society.

Therefore, he actively applied to join the European Union and even NATO!

Regrettably, things did not go as hoped; those in Europe and America pay lip service, saying how much they look forward to Russia’s integration, hoping to advance hand in hand for mutual development and the like.

But when it comes to critical moments, they always find various excuses to refuse Russia’s approach...

So, his enthusiasm slowly cooled down until Wang Ye proposed a new diplomatic approach, which he carefully considered and agreed to let Wang Ye try.

After all, the result couldn’t get any worse...

...

Wang Ye was fully aware of his father-in-law’s thoughts.

To many outsiders, the Kremlin might appear to be dominated by hardliners, acting decisively and daring to stand against ’mighty powers’.

But in truth, within the Moscow political arena, real politicians knew that the Kremlin could be considered ’moderates’; many opposition figures often criticized its foreign policy for being too weak, claiming it brought shame to the Slavic ethnic group compared to the Former Soviet Union.

The true hardliners were now the Royalist Party led by Rossiyana.

They were ambitious, wishing to restore Russia to the glory of the Tsarist Russia era.

Even the largest faction in the Duma, represented by Wang Ye, was often more hardline than the Kremlin on many issues!

Hearing his father-in-law’s question, Wang Ye smiled slightly, unable to deny his father-in-law’s sharp insight, sensing things Wang Ye had not explicitly stated.

Indeed, his series of diplomatic strategies were not merely about making Russia a ’Regional Power’; they were about establishing another pole in this world!

Of course, facing a superpower whose strength was terrifying was not an easy task; Wang Ye still had a long way to go.

Even one could say, it was not something Russia could achieve on its own; Wang Ye needed to unite all possible allies to become stronger first.

Then wait for a certain neighbor to also grow stronger, and at the right time, start ’banding together’ to compete with developed countries.

Don’t think Wang Ye is ’belligerent’ or ’trouble-seeking.’

Many might think, wouldn’t world peace and everyone happily developing their economies to let all peoples live good lives be great?

That would be wonderful!

If that were truly possible, Wang Ye would wholeheartedly endorse it!

The neighbor would nod vigorously in agreement.

But the issue is, without significant technological advancements, the whole world is almost like a ’zero-sum game.’

When some industries in your country develop, they inevitably take market share from others.

If your country becomes developed and the citizens become wealthy, by contrast, there will inevitably be some countries whose GDP growth rate slows or even regresses, and their people’s incomes start to dwindle...

The earth’s resources currently suffice for only about one billion people to live a prosperous and developed life; the remaining six billion can only live a lesser quality of life, even struggling to feed themselves!

If suddenly you expect over a billion people accustomed to poverty to live a life of prosperity, the living standards of the originally wealthy would decline – would they agree to that?

This kind of contradiction is sharp and irreconcilable.

It just hadn’t fully emerged yet in 2006; the United States was still focused on counter-terrorism and temporarily had no time to pay attention to other areas.

The neighbor clearly noticed this and was desperately developing its economy to become stronger quickly.

Wang Ye must seize this rare window of opportunity to strengthen Russia as much as possible to avoid marginalization in the face of ’unprecedented changes’...

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Now, there were some things that could be frankly discussed with the Kremlin.

Wang Ye pondered for a moment and then spoke earnestly:

"My goals are different from those of the Royalist Party. Whether becoming a regional power or a world pole, these are means rather than the end.

What I really want is quite simple: a strong nation and wealthy citizens!

To enable ordinary people to live the good life like that of the United States, that is what we as rulers should do and must do.

Of course, achieving this is extremely difficult!

The good life of American citizens is not because they are more hardworking or more intelligent, but because they possess a global fault-like leading military power and financial strength.

The world is different now; the former hegemonies like England and France harvested wealth through global colonization, making themselves the world center.

Now, colonization is economic, using financial instruments to harvest the wealth of the whole world!