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Chapter 145: No Relation
Chapter 145: No Relation
The annexation of Ukraine by Russia after its attack shocked the whole of Europe.
Ukraine was not a military superpower, but it had its own strength by introducing American weapons to the legacy of the Soviet Union.
It was not comparable to Russia, but it was expected to hold on with the support of the United States.
However, Russia dominated the urban warfare with drones and launched a tank battle with black metal bullets, overwhelming the Ukrainian army.
The air force power was needless to say, and the navy lost all its offensive capabilities in a single battle near Odessa.
It was literally stripped by Russia.
The United States should have supported it, but it was surprisingly passive.
At that time, President McKinley protested diplomatically, but it did not work at all.
As Ukraine was annexed by Russia, the European countries felt a significant threat.
—Recently, Russia has been very active in the Baltic Sea. Estonia will be next after Ukraine.
—Do you think Russia will be satisfied with Estonia? After swallowing Eastern Europe, it will be Poland.
Poland boosted its defense budget and revived its economy in response to this situation.
The United States also invested heavily in NATO and deployed in Central Europe, unable to tolerate the humiliating criticism of being a scarecrow.
France and Germany secretly supported Poland, of course.
As Europe prepared for a clash with Russia, an analysis came out that the economy of Western Europe would collapse if a war broke out.
—Natural gas can last for a few years with the imports from Azerbaijan. Black metal is of low quality, but we can supply it ourselves. But we can’t get unoptium.Fịndd new updates on
—The Europlanet project is underway, but the ion thruster efficiency is low. We can build a lunar base, but it will require a huge amount of funds.
—Even if we get unoptium that way, we have to pay at least 15 times more than the Russian supply.
The cheapest way would be to get it through Korea, but that was the problem.
As long as the EU does not collapse, there will be no chance of improving relations with Korea.
Anyway, unoptium was widely used in various fields as well as for research purposes because of its practicality as a high-temperature superconductor.
Europe would be in trouble if its relations with Russia turned sour in this situation.
But Western Europe led by France insisted that they could no longer tolerate Russia’s advance.
They set a kind of deadline.
—Estonia is a NATO member. If we let Russia invade Estonia, NATO has no reason to exist.
The United States also sympathized with this situation and did not intervene directly, but paid close attention to Estonia by sending military advisers and supplies.
Thus, as of 2032, the border between Estonia and Russia was engulfed in considerable tension.
Several reconnaissance planes flew every day, and when night fell, anti-tank barriers were erected along with barbed wire zones.
Then President Putin died and the tension eased considerably.
It was hard to imagine that Russia without a leader would invade Estonia.
Minister Dmitry, who had a large part of the military power, was known as a fool who could not distinguish between bloodthirsty and rationality, but he also knew that this was not the time to wage war.
The US Intelligence Agency sent this report to President Baldwin.
—Dmitry wants to achieve something in Estonia, but he does not want a clash with NATO. He is likely to provoke moderately and inflate his achievements and enter Moscow.
—Borchenko is also unlikely to make any meaningful provocation at this point. We need to support Deputy Prime Minister Mikhailov to take over the regime.
The United States chose Mikhailov because he was moderate and not hostile to the West.
They judged that they could bring democracy to Russia, but surprisingly he did not respond to the US’s secret offer.
He might have his own plan, but anyway the US failed to put a leash on Russia.
That’s how the border between Russia and Estonia was in a situation where both sides deployed troops and reassured themselves that there would be no war.
Then a battle broke out.
A surprise artillery barrage was launched from an artillery brigade belonging to the Western Military District of Russia toward the Estonian border.
As the coordinates were predetermined, the shelling fell very accurately on the French army unit belonging to NATO forces.
The French army, who did not expect the Russian army to attack, panicked.
“Russia attacked!”
“It’s war! Report to the Allied Command!”
The artillery fire started immediately and both sides exchanged fire.
In this battle that took place north of Paphos Lake, both sides lost a lot of artillery power.
Minister Dmitry received a report that his side started shelling and raged in front of his subordinates.
“Who the hell did it!”
“It was confirmed that it was the 79th Artillery Brigade. The commander is General Bulkov!”
“Contact him right away!”
“It seems that he was killed by the artillery fire!”
Dmitry was shaking with rage.
“Damn it...”
If he had been calm, he might have remembered the report from the Second Korean War.
But he was too hot-tempered and in a hurry to think clearly.
He called his staff and discussed the countermeasures, but no clear plan emerged.
“We can’t pretend it was a mistake after we attacked first.”
“Maybe we should just ignore it and push the border line...”
“Do you want to go to war with the US?”
He asked, and his staff persuaded him that a little achievement would suffice.
“The US troops are stationed in Poland, so they won’t intervene right away.”
“We’re up against the French army of NATO, which is small and easy to push back.”
“The Guard Tank Corps can reach the capital of Estonia in two days. We won’t be able to occupy it completely, but you can return to Moscow with that achievement.”
The sweet temptation of capturing the capital plunged Dmitry into agony.
There was a way to stop the war, actually.
He could contact the EU or the US directly and admit and apologize for the commander’s unilateral action.
But in that case, he would have to make a lot of concessions, and his position would be shaken by the Western propaganda.
‘Borchenko might become president...’
He had to stop the guy who was doing nothing in the capital from gaining power.
He decided to go to war.
“Tell all the units of the Western Military District. We are attacking Estonia from now on. The goal is to capture the capital Tallinn in the shortest time.”
Didn’t Korea’s 7th Corps capture Beijing in no time during the East Asian War?
“There are nationwide protests and a war has broken out. If we make a mistake, Russia might split in two.”
“I’ll stop it, so don’t worry.”
Mikhailov finally relaxed.
Why did he trust a foreign politician like Yu Ji-ha?
It was probably because of the trust that Putin had shown him before his death.
He trusted his word to give him land and transferred all kinds of technology and concepts to Russia without hesitation.
It wasn’t free, but no other country received as much benefit as Russia did.
Even the US, which had been an ally at one point, was not on par with Russia.
Although the atmosphere was a bit tense after Borchenko’s installation following Putin’s death, his relationship with Russia was still strong.
It could be seen from the citizens surrounding the Moscow Senate.
There were even slogans that he should become president.
It was an impossible demand, but it showed the desire of the Russians.
Yu Ji-ha asked cautiously.
“By the way, what about the nuclear briefcase? I heard that the prime minister and the defense minister jointly manage it when the president is absent.”
“There is one in the safe of the Kremlin office and one in the defense ministry. The two nuclear briefcases have to exchange codes for an order to be issued.”
“So you have the code for the office one.”
“Yes... As you know, Minister Dmitry has the code for the defense ministry one.”
This prevented a full-scale nuclear war.
Yu Ji-ha told him his plan after hearing Arma’s report.
“I need to protect your safety, so I’ll send you some androids. They’re not Lucia models, but combat ones, so they’ll be helpful.”
“Haha, even special forces won’t be able to approach them.”
“You have to secure the administration in any situation. I’ll take care of Borchenko and Dmitry.”
“Can I ask how you’re going to do that?”
“Borchenko will die by the hands of the people, and Dmitry will be disgraced. And for a while, you’ll lead the regime.”
“I don’t have the ability to lead this huge country...”
“I’ll help you, so don’t worry.”
So he meant to manipulate him from behind?
It was a sinister plan to use his influence to gradually devour Russia after resolving the situation.
He was speechless, but he had no other choice.
Yu Ji-ha, a foreigner, was much better than idiots like Borchenko and Dmitry.
He would make Russia stronger.
Mikhailov asked in a trembling voice.
“Please promise me one thing. Don’t neglect Russia.”
“You’ll be ruling, so I don’t think I can promise that. Anyway, there will be no discrimination. We are one.”
Race or nationality meant nothing to Yu Ji-ha.
The important thing was securing a pool of talent to create psychers.
Russia was not as good as Korea, but it produced psychers almost as much as Tajiks did.
Also, its vast land would help build various facilities for the United Human Federation in the future.
Mikhailov finally felt relieved.
“Then I’ll trust you and endure.”
“The war will end soon.”
Even though Russia and NATO were clashing, it somehow felt like that was true.
***
The news of the war spread to the people through the Russian media.
Many Russians cheered instead of being intimidated.
It was an opportunity to finish off the hated Borchenko.
The eyes of all kinds of special forces and intelligence agencies would be on him, so his margin of error would not widen.
The excited Moscow protesters began to push into the parliament building.
“Find Borchenko!”
“Kill him! Kill him!”
In fact, Borchenko was not the only one who was threatened with his life.
All the vampires who were Putin’s cronies and sucked the blood of the Russians were the targets of the purge.
The former special forces they hired were useless in front of the angry bears.
Violence broke out everywhere and many Russians joined in.
At this point, it couldn’t be called a simple riot.
It was a collective rage of the Russian people who had lived a miserable life.
Borchenko noticed this madness early, but he had no way out except for the sky.
“Helicopter, hurry up and get a helicopter! Why are you so slow!”
He should have changed to a model with an ion thruster sooner.
As he shivered with his secretaries, the Moscow citizens climbed up the stairs without hesitation.
The guards loaded their guns with serious faces, but it was uncertain how long they would last.
Then a secretary received a report and said in a despairing voice.
“Th-the helicopter crashed!”
Borchenko’s expression twisted.
“What? Who did it? Was it Mikhailov?”
“We don’t know. We’re preparing another helicopter, but time is...”
“Those bastards!”
He didn’t know who he was cursing at.
Soon, the angry protesters climbed up the stairs and overwhelmed the guards and secretaries.
Borchenko tried to escape with his bulky body, but someone pointed at his back with a finger.
“There he is!”
A moment later, a man fell from the parliament building and landed on the roof of a car.