Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 736 Kremlin’s Idea_1

Chapter 736: Chapter 736 Kremlin’s Idea_1

What was happening in the capital of Burkina Faso, Wang Ye wasn’t very clear about.

Before the operation began, Petrov had reported to him once regarding the plan and Wang Ye had given his approval.

For everything that came next, he really couldn’t be bothered to intervene, leaving Petrov to take care of it in full because many things needed on-the-spot solutions.

Being thousands of kilometers away and not understanding the situation on the ground, he naturally couldn’t make an accurate judgement.

In this regard, Petrov definitely had more experience than him, so Wang Ye was quite comfortable delegating to him.

Besides, this was just something happening in a small African nation. Whether it succeeded or failed wouldn’t have a significant impact.

Especially for Wang Ye.

He wasn’t very invested in this matter anyway since he wasn’t planning to be President himself...

However, there were others who cared a lot more about this than he did.

The moment things kicked off in Burkina Faso and the dust hadn’t even settled yet, Gavriil urgently summoned Wang Ye to the Kremlin.

As soon as Wang Ye arrived in Gavriil’s office, before he had even sat down to take a sip of water, Gavriil impatiently asked:

"I heard your Wagner Company made a big move in Burkina Faso?"

His gaze remained fixed on Wang Ye, waiting for him to answer.

Wang Ye answered calmly: "It wasn’t Wagner, but rather just a timely coincidence, we happened to be there when changes were happening in Burkina Faso, so we got involved."

Gavriil looked skeptical and pushed further: "But I received information saying that as it stands, the capital of Burkina Faso is controlled by Wagner. The security work at the President’s Mansion is also in charge of Wagner’s people. So what’s the relationship between you and the newly installed President?"

Obviously, the sudden occurrence had left Gavriil without detailed information.

So he wasn’t very familiar with the background of the new President, and he needed to ask Wang Ye.

It wasn’t exactly a secret, Wang Ye gave him a basic rundown of the situation.

Of course, he left out the fact that he and the President were roommates, only mentioning that the President, who was at his wit’s end at the time, found Wagner Security Company through a friend’s introduction which provided Wagner an opportunity to enter Africa.

The coup wasn’t instigated by Wagner and the President, but was the doing of Blaise, the unfortunate guy who ended up dead, who had simply involved the President.

During the coup that very night, Blaise suddenly dropped dead. Seeing the golden opportunity, Petrov gave the President a little push during the process...

...

Having listened to Wang Ye’s account, Gavriil had a look of disbelief.

It’s not that he disbelieved Wang Ye’s words, since he knew that the situation was likely as Wang Ye described it.

But it sounded a bit far-fetched!

This series was fraught with coincidences, all of the good opportunities seemed to be falling into this guy’s lap!

He looked at Wang Ye with suspicion, "You’re not fooling me, right? This sounds a little... iffy."

Wang Ye helplessly spread his hands and said: "That’s exactly how it happened, what would be the point of fooling you? Besides, even if this is successful, it won’t have much impact. I let Wagner Company do their thing without interfering."

What he said was true, from the original planning to the subsequent execution, Wang Ye only received two phone reports from Petrov.

This seemed like a good opportunity for Wagner, and the risks were minimal, so Wang Ye approved it.

As for how to go about it and execute the plan, that was Petrov’s concern - Wang Ye really didn’t interfere.

Gavriil appeared thoughtful, nodded slightly, and turned to Wang Ye with a smile, asking: "What about your plans for what comes next?"

"Plans? What type of plans?" Wang Ye asked, sounding puzzled.

"About Burkina Faso! Such a large country, you don’t have any ideas?" Gavriil chastised.

Wang Ye scratched his head - he really didn’t have any ideas.

He had never been to Burkina Faso, but hearing Petrov describe it, it was a place too poor to even attract birds. What ideas could he possibly have?

Moreover, whether it was from a developmental perspective or geographical advantage perspective, there were too many places for Wang Ye to choose from.

Not to mention Russia, where he had already invested a significant sum in Crimea.

It would be a while before it would be Burkina Faso’s turn.

...

Obviously, Gavriil saw what Wang Ye was thinking.

He patiently explained: "Although Burkina Faso is very poor and far from us, it might not seem promising with regard to economic development or investment. But you should know, no matter what, it’s still a not-so-small country and one of the members of the United Nations, possessing a vote in the General Assembly!"

Wang Ye understood. Gavriil was discussing politics, not the economy.

But the issue was that foreign affairs didn’t exactly concern him.

He wasn’t responsible for foreign affairs in the Duma, only economy.

More importantly, Wang Ye didn’t want any part in Russia’s foreign affairs, especially at this stage.

He was well aware that Russia’s foreign policy at this stage was skewed towards the West...

In fact, it wasn’t just "skewed", but rather, they were itching to get closer to the West and showing less interest in Asia.

The relationship with a certain major Eastern country wasn’t great at the time either.

In comparison, Russia’s relationship with India was much closer.

As for Africa, they didn’t have the resources left to exert much influence.

Could it be...

Hitting upon an idea, Wang Ye seemed to understand why Gavriil was so concerned about this matter.

"By the way, what are the diplomatic relations between our country and Burkina Faso like?" Wang Ye suddenly asked.

Without hesitation, Gavriil responded: "They’re average. Right now it’s just ad interim relations, we haven’t established an embassy yet."

Wang Ye nodded, understanding that full diplomatic relations hadn’t been established yet.

"So, what do you think I should do?" he asked in return.

Gavriil pondered for a moment before responding carefully: "I believe this could be an opportunity to help us open the door to Africa."

Actually, during the Former Soviet Era, Russia had quite a bit of influence in Africa.

After all, they were one of the two major powers at the time and had quite a few "little brothers" in their camp, including a number of African countries.

But since the Former Soviet Breakdown, Russia’s influence had suffered a rapid decline...

In addition to handling sunray domestic affairs, the focus of the Kremlin was majorly on dealing with the West.

They naturally didn’t have the resources to pay attention to their little African brothers.

As such, at this point in time, Russia’s influence in Africa was nearing zero!

Perhaps it was Wagner’s actions this time that gave the Kremlin a new idea...