Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 888 - 845: Unyielding Responsibility

Chapter 888: Chapter 845: Unyielding Responsibility

Regarding Wang Ye’s plans for diplomatic engagement, Puding clearly seemed quite satisfied.

He chuckled and said,

"It seems like making you the head of the Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee was the right choice.

Krov had been in office for several years, but his performance could only be described as mediocre at best!

The younger generation like you is indeed better, more enthusiastic about work, with a broader vision, and possessing international thinking.

In the future, our government should strive to have younger officials. Only then can the country develop faster and better..."

After praising Wang Ye, he shifted the conversation and asked him, "Diplomatic affairs are systematic work, and relying solely on the Duma definitely won’t suffice. It’d be best if a permanent working group were formed by combining the Duma, government, and Kremlin to systematically plan the country’s foreign affairs! Only then can our diplomatic affairs be coherent and unified, to avoid having multiple voices in external relations like some countries in Europe and America."

Wang Ye, of course, understood what he was saying.

Because of the power structure, some Western countries have separate actions between the parliament and government where, in foreign relations, the government has one attitude, while the parliament has another.

Take a simple example: if the Kremlin and the government side adopted an approach of wooing and supporting Ukraine, announcing various preferential policies for Ukraine.

But if the Duma did not agree and instead enacted various regulations to limit Ukraine, vetoing the preferential policies proposed by the government side.

Then wouldn’t Ukraine be confused about whether Russia was friend or foe, wondering whether they should grow closer to or distance themselves from Russia...

This would be the chaos caused by foreign affairs mishandling!

Puding’s suggestion was intended to avoid such scenarios.

Currently, he still faced various challenges and competitors in the domestic political arena and was far from reaching a point where his word was law!

Especially with Wang Ye’s rising prominence in the Duma, coupled with his intention to cultivate Wang Ye, he naturally would not strip the Duma of its corresponding power through some means.

In fact, he wanted to give more power to Wang Ye, which is why he made this suggestion!

...

A thought struck Wang Ye, and he smoothly agreed, "That’s indeed a good idea! Tripartite coordination would enable us to have a unified voice within the working group, with all departments in sync on foreign affairs, thus improving efficiency and effectiveness."

Gavriil also joined the excitement, "We shouldn’t call it a working group, which sounds too low-level. How about... let’s call it the National Foreign Affairs Committee! Include it in the national agency sequence, with members from the Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee, the Kremlin’s Foreign Affairs Office, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the government side. Misha would be the chairperson of this committee, with representatives from the Kremlin and the government’s foreign ministers serving as deputy leaders."

You know, with a ’national’ prefix, the agency suddenly seems much more upscale.

Actually, Wang Ye didn’t care what it was called; what mattered to him was that, once this committee was established, its power would naturally be much greater than that of the Foreign Affairs Committee within the Duma!

In the past, the Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee was only responsible for reviewing and formulating corresponding diplomatic regulations and didn’t have direct foreign exchange power because that was the purview of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

But now that this so-called "National Foreign Affairs Committee" had been established, its power was virtually limitless!

One could say it directly represented the national attitude toward foreign affairs...

Assuming this committee’s chairmanship would ensure that Wang Ye’s plans could be smoothly carried out.

After pondering for a moment, Puding nodded and said, "This is a good suggestion! For the next while, I’ll need to focus my energy on the election, so Misha, you’ll have to take on more responsibility for foreign affairs. Especially those neighboring countries you mentioned, they need to be dealt with as soon as possible, the sooner the better! As for the Kremlin side, let Gavriil act as the representative; he’s prudent and stable in his work, the perfect complement to a young man like you."

His proposal to involve Gavriil in the National Foreign Affairs Committee didn’t surprise Wang Ye.

After all, the committee also needed to "implement" some of Puding’s foreign ideas, and it couldn’t possibly be left entirely to Wang Ye’s discretion.

Gavriil was his representative, able to convey his thoughts and also keep an eye on Wang Ye, preventing him from acting rashly...

However, overall, Puding’s trust in Wang Ye had definitely increased significantly!

Even such an important position was handed over to Wang Ye without hesitation—foreign affairs is a critical instrument of the state, something he would not have allowed others to interfere with before.

Perhaps this was one of the invisible "benefits" that came with Wang Ye’s engagement to Rossiyana.

If it had been before, Puding might not have trusted Wang Ye so much.

But now it was completely different—after all, Wang Ye was now somewhat related to him, so he confidently and boldly delegated some matters to Wang Ye.

Wang Ye, of course, willingly accepted the responsibility. Even if Gavriil hadn’t suggested it, he would have fought for the position himself.

Otherwise, he would have preferred not to participate in this so-called committee.

If they wanted his cooperation, they had to let him lead!

He simply smiled and nodded, "I have no problem. Once the committee is established, I’ll start arranging the next steps. First will be a visit to the surrounding countries, to make contact and gauge their views on us, and then to develop targeted diplomatic strategies."