Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 889 - 845 Unyielding Responsibility_2

Chapter 889: Chapter 845 Unyielding Responsibility_2

"Hmm, then tomorrow I’ll have the office draft the documents and submit them to the Duma for discussion and passage," Mr. Puding said without hesitation.

In just a few words, a major national issue was settled, one that could even affect the future fate of several neighboring countries!

That must be the charm of power that makes it so addictive...

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Three days after dinner at Kremlin, a proposal called "Proposal to Establish the National Foreign Affairs Committee" was delivered to the Duma.

Obviously, this was the result of the conversation between Wang Ye and Mr. Puding that night.

The contents of the proposal were completely in line with what the two had discussed.

Kremlin suggested that, in order to deal with the increasingly complex international environment, it was necessary to establish a department dedicated to external relations, responsible for gathering, researching, deciding on the country’s overall diplomatic guidelines and affairs!

The committee members would come from the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, Kremlin’s Foreign Affairs Office, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

The committee’s director would be Director Mikhail.

The deputy directors, Gavriil and Minister Raklov!

After the establishment of this committee, all departments and institutions, when dealing with foreign relations, must follow the guidelines and plans designated by this committee...

Seeing this proposal, Grezlov’s face changed.

It wasn’t that the proposal hindered him in any way, but he was shocked by the trust Kremlin placed in Mikhail!

This was almost like Kremlin was handing over a part of its power to Mikhail...

It also meant that once the National Foreign Affairs Committee was established, in matters of foreign affairs, Wang Ye would be the one to make the final decisions!

In any country, this was power that typically only the highest-ranked individual could wield...

Honestly, he found it hard to believe.

But there the proposal was, right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe it.

After much hesitation, Grezlov still took the proposal and visited Wang Ye’s office, wanting to probe Wang Ye’s intentions.

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"Mikhail, you should have received this thing by now, right? This is..." Grezlov tentatively asked, patting the proposal in his hand.

Before the session, the proposal would definitely be sent to a few chairman for review first.

And since Wang Ye was the head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, he would certainly have received it.

Grezlov was implying whether Wang Ye knew about this in advance!

Wang Ye understood Grezlov’s visit purpose and replied with a slight smile, "Hmm, I’ve discussed this matter with Mr. Puding, and it was actually a suggestion I made."

Grezlov couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed.

After all, he was a legitimate Congressman and the leader of the First Faction!

Yet now, in the eyes of the many Congressmen in the Duma and in Kremlin, his significance was surpassed by that youngster Mikhail...

Being an old hand in the political arena, Grezlov might feel disheartened, but he maintained his composure and smiled, "Then congratulations to you. After this committee is established, you are going to be busy."

Wang Ye shook his head slightly, showing a hint of helplessness, "Ah, there’s no helping it, I didn’t really want to. But since I am the head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee and want to help our country improve the international environment, I just have to bite the bullet and get on with it."

Seeing Wang Ye acting coy as if he had gotten a bargain, Grezlov really wanted to tell him that if he didn’t want the committee chairman’s job, he wouldn’t mind taking on that hardship himself!

Of course, he couldn’t say that...

After struggling for a while, he managed to squeeze out, "Actually, when you think about it, you are the most suitable for this position. Considering our country’s foreign policy is primarily focused on Europe, your identity naturally gives you an advantage!"

It seemed Grezlov was no fool; he finally understood why Wang Ye could sit in such a high and weighty position.

Apart from Wang Ye’s good reputation and the performance recognized by Kremlin over the past few years, his "messy" relationships had also played a significant role.

Not to mention anything else, just being "the husband of Duchess Romanov" would allow Wang Ye to establish relative connections with many European royal families.

One shouldn’t take these relative relationships as a "joke," for at certain key moments, they truly could be effective!

...

This matter was merely a formality brought up for discussion at the Duma, because no one would oppose it.

Of the four chairmen, Grezlov certainly couldn’t oppose it, since it was something presented by the Kremlin.

Wang Ye couldn’t possibly oppose it either, as it was his own idea.

Rilinov wouldn’t oppose it, either. The matter was of no concern to him but it was to Wang Ye’s benefit...

The only ones who might oppose were Krov and his faction.

Unfortunately for them, their faction was disastrously defeated in the new Duma election, and now, with so few seats, they couldn’t possible stir up any trouble on their own.

Therefore, the proposal passed smoothly at the Duma Congress, with 432 in favor out of 450 votes, 15 abstentions, and only three Congressmen opposing.

Once the proposal was approved, Gavriil’s side immediately went into action with very efficient results.

In just three days, they completed all the procedures for establishing the institution, and even found an office!

Since it was an independent agency of a very high level, and involved inter-departmental collaboration, the office was set up inside the Kremlin.

Gavriil found a separate building and put up a large sign for the "National Foreign Affairs Committee"!

As the committee director, it meant that Wang Ye now had his own office inside the Kremlin...

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The first meeting of the National Foreign Affairs Committee after its establishment was attended by only three people.

That is, Director Mikhail, Deputy Director Gavriil, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is named Raklov. He’s just over fifty years old, about the same age as Gavriil.

With a slightly corpulent figure, a ruddy face, and light golden curly hair, he looked kind and amiable, seeming to have a good temper.

Wang Ye hadn’t had much interaction with him before, but he had heard from Gavriil that Raklov had a good reputation for his interpersonal dealings.

However, Wang Ye didn’t care much about what Raklov was really like, because in this committee, it wasn’t Raklov’s turn to call the shots.

As long as he could reach an agreement with the Kremlin, Raklov would just need to execute it.

After the three met, the first thing they discussed was last month’s eastward expansion of the North Y.

Although the Kremlin and the foreign affairs department had already lodged protests and such, that was just a gesture and not a substantial action yet.

Wang Ye wanted to discuss how to take substantial responses.

He repeated the plan he proposed during the meal at the Kremlin and concluded decisively:

"This is the most direct and effective countermeasure we can take!

We can’t actually go to war with North Y or those other countries over this, nor can we act as if nothing happened.

Therefore, deploying strategic weapons in Kaliningrad shows all the involved countries our attitude and determination, without the need for further elaboration."

The reason for raising the issue again was that this was an official meeting of the National Foreign Affairs Committee.

It signified the "official" stance!

Once a resolution was formed at this meeting, it would go through the process directly, making it difficult for the Kremlin to stop it later on.

Certainly, Gavriil seemed hesitant, probably because the Kremlin had not reached a final decision on this matter.

On the contrary, Raklov’s eyes shone as he immediately agreed:

"I think Director Mikhail’s response measure is very appropriate!

It warns the other side and makes them aware of our determination and bottom line, while also avoiding an escalated conflict.

If we want to relax the relationship later, it’s easy to do so—just withdrawing the strategic weapons would suffice.

Of course, if they want to persuade us to withdraw, they need to show enough sincerity."

Wang Ye was somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected that Raklov could grasp some things he hadn’t explicitly mentioned...