Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 347: One Mountain Cannot Contain Two Tigers_1

Chapter 347: Chapter 347: One Mountain Cannot Contain Two Tigers_1

What Wang Ye said was quite heavy!

Gavriil and The Emperor glanced at each other after hearing it, and it was Gavriil who asked the question again.

He asked, "There are many things that you haven’t come into contact with, so you don’t understand, we are partners and friends with the West now, not competitors, let alone enemies, they have all assured us ..."

Before he could finish, Wang Ye somewhat impolitely interrupted him.

"One should not listen to what they say, but watch what they do!"

Gavriil paused for a moment, and said in a somewhat bewildered manner, "Do? They haven’t really done anything, they have given us some economic assistance."

On the other hand, The Emperor’s brow furrowed tighter, as if he had remembered something.

Wang Ye asked with a laugh, "Although I don’t know any inside information, just looking at the surface of things, I can understand. Uncle Gebruilai, I’d like to ask you, how much of the various economic supports that the West once promised us have been realized, and isn’t it the case that the vast majority of them still remain promises in words only!"

Gavriil was left speechless.

Indeed, Europe and the United States have made many promises to Russia, said many nice things, and have put forth many seemingly great plans.

But the things that have been really put into practice are almost invisible.

That is to say, from the breakdown of the Former Soviet Union to the present, Russia hasn’t gained much benefit from the other side.

Wang Ye went on to say, "And there’s another very obvious matter that will have far-reaching implications, and I think both of you should be aware of, that is, NATO is still sticking to its eastward expansion! The purpose of the establishment of this organization to deal with which nation, I guess you don’t need me to explain!"

Gavriil and The Emperor fell silent, it’s not that they didn’t see or consider these things.

But before Wang Ye pointed out the hard truth, they were only fooling themselves or holding illusions ...

From an emotional or historical perspective, this country still leans towards the West, and has deep roots with Western European countries.

Therefore, from top to bottom, they chose to believe in the promises of the West, this is why the breakdown of the Former Soviet Union happened.

But the problem is, from the breakdown of the Former Soviet Union to today, it has been ten years, and what the West promised, is still nowhere in sight.

Especially two years ago, in 1999, NATO underwent an expansion, and the three countries of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic officially joined!

This means that the sphere of influence of NATO is further expanding, and the direction of expansion is in Eastern Europe ...

......

The Emperor sighed slightly, now he has not yet grown into a "full person", especially in terms of ideology, he is greatly influenced by his teachers and former superiors.

His teacher, Sobczak, a very famous Western-leaning representative in Russia, even rivaled Yeltsin at the time, and was known as the head of Russia’s second core group!

As for The Emperor’s former superior, needless to say, it was Yeltsin.

Under the influence of these two people, it is imaginable, The Emperor also believes that for Russia to develop better, it must integrate into the West!

So facing the West’s unfulfilled promises, and NATO’s continual eastward expansion, The Emperor has been tolerating it, and even comforted himself by saying that the other party doesn’t have any malice, as long as Russia showed enough goodwill and aspiration, the Western nations would eventually accept this "poor relative".

But when Wang Ye so bluntly exposed it today, The Emperor woke up a bit.

Yes, one should not listen to what others say, but to watch what they do!

If they really have good intentions towards Russia, why would Western countries do these malicious things?

Seeing that the two people had fallen into deep thought, Wang Ye emphasized even more, saying, "I wonder if you’ve noticed the evaluations of us by some of Europe and America’s media outlets?"

"What evaluation?" Gavriil asked reflexively.

"They say that we are a gas station disguised as a country!" Wang Ye said with a bitter smile.

Gavriil grinned, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

Although such an evaluation is quite damaging to one’s self-esteem, it can’t be said to be wrong.

Because since the collapse, Russia’s economy has been declining, with everything in a state of disarray.

Besides exporting oil and other energies, there really isn’t anything impressive...

The Emperor also joked helplessly on the side, "This isn’t comprehensive enough, our gas station is not only capable of oil, but also natural gas."

Oil and natural gas, these are the two core energies of Russia. It can be said that seven to eight tenths of the National Economy is supported by this!

......

Deeply ingrained concepts can’t be changed by a few casual words from Wang Ye.

So Gavriil played it down, saying, "Let’s take it slow, it’s not so easy to integrate into Europe, after all, both sides have been confronting each other for decades. Even if we want to integrate now, it would probably take some time. But as long as the upper echelons on both sides agree and slowly push for the development of bilateral relations, changes will come eventually."

The Emperor also nodded, emphasizing, "Gavriil is right, it’s like an iceberg, it can’t be completely melted overnight. But as long as there is sunlight, and the temperature slowly rises, it will one day turn into warm water."

Seeing that the two of them were still deluding themselves, Wang Ye was helpless, so he had to play his trump card!

He seriously said, "Based on my judgement, by next year at the latest, which is 2002, NATO would carry out a new round of eastward expansion! If this thing really happens, would you both still hold any illusions about Europe and the United States?"

This made both Gavriil and The Emperor stare at each other.

It took them a while to ask uncertainly, "Are you... joking! Why haven’t we received any news, nor any signs showing that this would happen, what are you basing your judgment on?"

If what Wang Ye said is verified, then it would be a big problem!

Because this, for Russia, is absolutely a huge threat!

This matter is not something that can be resolved by "taking it slow", it’s very clearly malicious!

Wang Ye shrugged his shoulders, of course he couldn’t say that in his "previous life" he had witnessed it himself, he could only explain:

"Because in 1999, on the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of NATO they publicly released several so-called declarations, and also had some disagreements with us because of the conflict in the alliance.

In order to maintain their dominant position, or to show the world their power, they will inevitably take some actions in the next two years.

And the simplest and most effective way is naturally to continue to pull some countries to become their allies, or their lackeys."

"Why can’t they pull us in? Misha, you probably don’t know, we also proposed to join NATO, and they said they would seriously consider it." Gavriil retorted.

Wang Ye smiled slightly, "Very simple, it’s because a mountain does not accommodate two tigers!"