Chapter 943 Territorial Dispute《Seeking Monthly Votes》

Putin is a relatively capable person, but he is also a relatively honest person. Fan Wubing thought about his words and said to Shen Ying.

What he said is obviously reasonable. In fact, due to Putin's sudden rise to power, even Russia's domestic understanding of him is seriously insufficient, let alone other countries.

What most people know about Putin now is that Russia's new commander-in-chief is not only young and capable, but also a former KGB member, proficient in judo, and able to fly fighter jets. Other than that, they really know very little.

But if you don’t know, you don’t know. As the biggest inheritor of the legacy of the former superpower Soviet Union, Russia’s every move will attract the attention of all countries in the world, especially this young Russian president, who has served as a bodyguard.

In terms of diplomacy, Putin is trying to restore Russia's superpower status in the Soviet era. He has publicly stated many times that the ideal world order should be a just and democratic world order that can guarantee the safety and wealth of all people, not just a few. , and stated that Russia advocates democracy and a multi-polar world order, and supports the consolidation of the international legal system.

At the same time, Russia under Putin's leadership has also established strategic cooperative relations with the European Union, the United States and other Western countries, and will become a member of the Group of Eight. He is also very concerned about Asian affairs, especially the trends in China and India.

However, the diplomatic relations between Russia and the Baltic countries have always been in a relatively tense state, and Estonia's criticism of Russia has further rigidified the diplomatic relations between the two countries. It is worth noting that Putin’s father was almost killed in Estonia during a bombing mission during World War II. Some people think this is one of the reasons for Putin’s cold attitude towards Estonia.

Whether it is threatening to engage in information war with Estonia, threatening to cut off Lithuania's resource supply, or embargoing Georgian wine and Polish meat resources, all of this strongly proves that Putin is ready to expand Russia's influence to the former Soviet Union countries, and completely Regardless of the feelings of these countries themselves.

At the same time, it is becoming increasingly clear that instead of viewing Western countries as trade and political partners, he prefers to view them as thorns in the flesh with the old Cold War mindset.

As for Korea, Russia became indifferent to it after the founding of the country and turned to support South Korea. However, since Putin took office, he has not only visited North Korea many times, but also resolved the potential war crisis between North and South Korea.

In addition, Putin has expressed his willingness to help North Korea alleviate its economic problems.

In January this year, as soon as Putin took office as President of Russia, he called Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and hoped that the two sides would hold talks. At this time, Yoshiro Mori, who was in a political crisis because of Fan Wubing, agreed on the spot that he hoped to rely on talks to resolve the territorial issues between the two countries in order to gain political capital and support himself in staying on as prime minister for a while.

However, Putin took a firm stance on this and directly rejected Mori Yoshiro's request to implement the Kawana proposal. Instead, he proposed to conclude an intermediate treaty in advance. Of course, his request was also rejected by Mori Yoshiro.

There have also been some changes in the relationship between China and Russia. Both Russia and China feel the importance of each other's anti-American stance. If they want to compete with the increasingly powerful United States, only China and Russia can work together to find a way out, so come to China The relationship between Russia and Russia has improved rapidly, and border trade transactions have also increased significantly. Some time ago, there were rumors that Chinese businessmen purchased Russian Su-Knife fighter jets, but the Russian side did not publicly refute the matter. This caused the media to There are many suspicions at present, and it is not clear to what extent the strategic cooperative relationship between China and Russia has reached?

"In fact, the cooperation between China and Russia is far less close than outsiders imagine." Fan Wubing told Shen Ying, "Because Putin is so unpredictable,

He did not reveal any traces, so the top management was a little unclear about him. Therefore, although the contacts between the two parties gradually increased, they did not achieve strategic cooperation and mutual trust on some major issues. "

"Then what do you think of him?" Shen Ying asked.

"I can't see through him, but he is a pragmatist. As long as our cooperation is effective and beneficial to the development of Russia, he will not be able to object." Fan Wubing replied, "So, this Once he invited us to Moscow, I thought we should go and have a look, and there might be some opportunities for cooperation. ”

"What useful thing can he get from you?" Shen Ying felt a little confused about this.

In fact, Russia is relatively strong in terms of technical capabilities and resources. Even though the country's economy once collapsed because of the Soviet Union's militancy, but now after shock therapy, there are signs of recovery. It can be believed that in a few years , Russia will become another huge empire spanning Eurasia.

Therefore, Shen Ying felt that Fan Wubing could not play a very important role in Russia, or he had discussed with the Russians to exploit oil and natural gas resources in Siberia, but now, Russia's local oil tycoons have Naturally, we would not agree with someone like Fan Wubing plundering strategic resources for profit in Russia. This is the same as Fan Wubing wanting to control the rare earth industry domestically. . . . . .

"In fact, the issue that Russia is most concerned about now is the issue of the four northern islands. However, Putin has just taken office and is not yet willing to show too strong a stance on this issue. The collapse of the Japanese cabinet just helped him. He avoided this rather embarrassing question, so he probably hopes to use some more private channels to alleviate the possible deterioration of Russia's relations with Japan due to the four northern islands." Fan Wubing replied after thinking about it for a while. .

"Do you have the ability to worsen the relationship between Russia and Japan?" Shen Ying asked in surprise.

"No." Fan Wubing replied simply, and then he added, "But I have ways to make Japan's political situation continue to deteriorate."

Japan is not a good neighbor by nature. To the west, it has a territorial dispute with South Korea over Takeshima (Dokdo); to the south, it also wants to take China's Diaoyu Islands as its own; and to the north, it wants to include them in Russian territory. The four northern islands (called the Southern Thousand Islands by the Soviets) made them unable to let go.

Of course, it is difficult to spit out the meat that has entered Russia's mouth. For Japan, only the endless Pacific Ocean to the east is peaceful, because there is only the ocean there, and there are no territorial disputes.

However, compared with Japan's arrogance and unreasonableness on the Diaoyu Islands issue, its experience on the four northern islands issues can only be described as bitter and bitter. After Japan surrendered in 1945, with the consent of the United States, Britain and other countries, the Soviet army occupied the four northern islands. After that, the Japanese residents there were forced to move away. Therefore, every year, many Japanese who have traveled far away from home return to their hometown and express their condolences in front of their ancestral graves.

In the international community after World War II, because the Japanese government had always followed the United States, the Soviet Union naturally treated it with a cold shoulder. Although both sides are working hard to improve relations, what is very strange is that these two major powers have been talking for more than 50 years but have not yet signed a peace treaty. Among them, the main obstacle is that both sides are unwilling to give up the four northern islands. ownership.

In terms of strategic space, if the four northern islands are given to the Japanese, Russia's only ice-free port in the Far East, Vladivostok, will be under the surveillance of the United States and Japan, and Russia's nuclear strategic space will be suppressed.

On the contrary, if the four northern islands have been occupied by Russia, Japan will have to be ready to deal with threats from the north at any time. Coupled with the constraints of China and South Korea, Japan's geostrategy will be in a very disadvantageous position, and because Vladivostok cannot will be too threatened, and the deterrence of Russian strategic missile nuclear submarines against the United States has also been strengthened.

Under such conditions, it is obviously impossible for Putin to agree to return the four northern islands.

"Actually, when has the food in Beisong's belly ever been vomited out?" Fan Wubing said to Shen Ying. At the beginning, Lenin also said that he would return the territory that was invaded by China, but when it came to Stalin's hands, he immediately turned his back and refused to admit it. , and also wiped out all the evidence of what Lenin said. This was the way to deal with so-called friends and comrades at that time. As for Japan, which has experienced two Russo-Japanese wars, it is impossible for them to be so generous. of! "

When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia, as the successor of the superpower, justifiably inherited the four northern islands, strategic locations leading to the Pacific. Of course, Japan's prime ministers also never forgot these four islands.

Over the years, Russia has been in a state of flux. Not only has its military strength been gradually weakened, but its economic development has also been unsatisfactory. In urgent need of foreign investment, Russia has been seeking to improve relations with Japan, its old neighbor and wealthy country. Therefore, out of the consideration of developing the eastern economy, Russia reluctantly gave up this year. First, the foreign minister announced that it might consider the feasibility of returning the four northern islands. Then Putin said that Japan-Russia relations should be strengthened and developed together.

Japan's reaction was beyond Russia's expectations. The first thing they mentioned was not cooperation, but to see that the four northern islands had indeed returned to Japan. It can be said that it is a typical case of not letting go of the eagle when it sees the rabbit, but how could Russia spit out the meat in its mouth? ? Putin is nothing more than playing political tricks. Once territorial issues are involved, no one dares to make mistakes.

"Putin still has an idea, just dragging his feet, but the Japanese are not stupid. If you don't give me the four northern islands, I won't cooperate with you. This is also their position." Fan Wubing said, "But now Putin sees Another solution is to improve Russia's economy by strengthening exchanges with Chinese private capital. At least in this way, there is no need to consider Japan's economic aid for the time being. Therefore, he is still interested in my money. "

As long as you have money, you can go anywhere in the world. As long as it is not an area where cannibals dominate, Brother Fang can use it.