The Rise of Australia

Chapter 803 Non-Aggression Treaty

In March 1932, Arthur did not wait for the visit of Nicholas II and his family, but waited for a tragic news, that is, a rare super famine broke out in the Ukrainian region controlled by the United Army.

The Ukrainian region is special among all Russian regions and is still under the control of the United Army.

According to common sense, Ukraine should still belong to Tsarist Russia and be loyal to Tsar Nicholas II.

But in fact, Ukraine at this time is much more chaotic than imagined. Since the failure of Tsar Nicholas II, Britain has known that Ukraine will sooner or later return to the hands of the Russians.

It is precisely because of this that the control of the United Army over Ukraine has been very weak. There are currently two major forces in Ukraine, one is the conservative faction composed of local forces and nobles, and the other is the revolutionary faction influenced by Russia.

If there is nothing major, Ukraine is actually very calm. After all, the stationed troops are the United Army, and Russia cannot openly provoke and attack the United Army.

But after the outbreak of this famine, the situation in Ukraine has become very chaotic and complicated.

It was this famine that made the British determined to abandon Ukraine.

March 7, 1932, in a small town in Ukraine.

It was spring in the northern hemisphere, but the cold weather had not ended in Ukraine.

This winter was dry, and this dry and cold climate was not suitable for plant growth. As a grain-producing area in Russia, Ukraine did not have a good grain harvest this year.

Of course, the main reason was the relatively chaotic environment in Ukraine.

As an important grain-producing area in Russia, Ukraine has a large number of farmers, which is also an important guarantee for the annual grain harvest.

But because of the coming of the war, many farmers were conscripted to various factories for production, which seriously delayed Ukraine's grain production.

This is not over yet. Although under the control of the United Army, the war inevitably affected the Ukrainian region.

In 1930 alone, the Tsarist government collected a large amount of grain from Ukraine. These collected grains accounted for more than 45% of the total grain collection of the entire Tsarist Russia, which was enough to show how serious the Tsarist Russia's exploitation of this area was.

Under such circumstances, the impact of some environmental climate on Ukraine has become more serious.

In 1931, Ukraine's total grain production dropped to about 17 million tons, 5 million tons less than in 1930.

But at the same time, the grain handed over to the Tsarist government did not decrease at all, and the heavy pressure also caused many Ukrainians to flee their hometowns, and Ukraine's problems became more and more serious.

By the beginning of this year, millions of people in Ukraine had been affected, and there were dozens of cities suffering from famine, and it was spreading to other cities.

Because of this, the price of grain in Ukraine has been rising continuously, and it has risen several times in just a few months.

The United Army stationed here naturally realized the occurrence of famine and quickly reported it to their respective government departments and the World Alliance.

The attitudes of various countries towards the Ukrainian famine are different, but the overall opinion is very consistent, that is, to withdraw troops from Ukraine.

To be honest, stationing in Ukraine has no benefits for countries except that they can obtain a lot of cheap food every year.

After Ukraine fell into famine, it became impossible to buy a large amount of cheap food from Ukraine.

Moreover, Russia is now unified, and occupying Ukraine will only increase the conflict with Russia.

It is precisely because of these considerations that at the World Alliance Conference in mid-March, all countries unanimously agreed to withdraw their troops and hand over the entire Ukraine to the current Russian government.

At the beginning, the Russian government was very happy to accept the entire Ukrainian region. Although Ukraine is not much compared to Russia's land area, only a few percent.

But Ukraine is a very important grain-producing area, and there are also a large number of ports on the Black Sea coast.

If the whole of Ukraine can be obtained, Russia can greatly strengthen its influence in the Black Sea and ensure the safety of the entire Black Sea.

But it didn't take long for Russia to find something wrong.

Because Russia successfully took over Ukraine, the famine in Ukraine also successfully spread to other cities in Russia.

Hungry Ukrainian people bought a lot of food from surrounding Russian cities, causing the price of food in Russian towns near Ukraine to rise rapidly.

This is not over yet, because Ukraine has been under Russian rule, a large number of Ukrainian disaster victims ran to other surrounding areas and frantically hunted wild animals in other surrounding areas.

This not only caused great damage to the natural environment in the surrounding areas, but also endangered the order in the surrounding areas.

In less than half a month, Ukraine and the surrounding areas were in complete chaos. The Russian government had no choice but to transport a large amount of food to Ukraine in an attempt to stabilize the situation in Ukraine.

At the same time, troops were dispatched to take over from the joint forces in the Ukrainian region, and strict military control was implemented in Ukraine.

A centralized rationing system was implemented in terms of materials to ensure that the food supported by Russia could stabilize the situation in Ukraine instead of making Ukraine more chaotic.

But there was another problem, that is, the Russian government's food reserves were actually not enough.

You know, it has only been more than a month since the end of the war, and Nicholas II has not yet left the country.

In such a short time, the Russian government naturally cannot have enough food reserves.

If all the food is used to help Ukraine, there will be problems within the Russian government.

After all, Russia has a large population, and many areas with backward grain production are in great need of the government's reserve grain.

There is no way to go, Russia can only focus on other major grain-producing countries in Europe at this time.

Poland and Hungary, which are relatively close to Russia, are actually European countries with relatively large grain production.

After all, there are still many plains in Europe, which makes most European countries have excellent arable land and grain production. Many Eastern European countries have even become major grain exporting countries.

But the Russian government overlooked a problem, that is, the control of the World Alliance headed by Britain over these countries.

Before the World Alliance agreed to trade grain with Russia, Hungary did not dare to sign a cooperation agreement with Russia unilaterally.

As for Poland, even if Poland has grain, it is destined not to be too much. After all, Poland has a large population, and a population of 30 million also needs a lot of food.

In the end, Russia's request to purchase grain evolved into a negotiation with the World Alliance.

The major countries of the World Alliance, led by Britain, had actually anticipated Russia's request to buy grain.

If Russia wants to rule Ukraine, it must solve the famine problem in Ukraine. To solve the famine, there must be enough food to relieve the victims.

For Russia, which has just ended the war, the only way to get enough food is to buy a lot of food from these neighboring countries.

But for Britain, it is definitely impossible to easily agree to export food to Russia.

After all, Russia is still a big worry for Britain in terms of political ideology.

After negotiations among many countries, the World Alliance finally agreed to export food to Russia, but also signed relevant agreements with Russia.

First of all, it is to prohibit Russia from expanding westward.

The expansion here is not only the expansion of land and sphere of influence, but also the expansion of political ideology.

To be honest, most European countries are still very afraid of Russia's ideas. If you are not careful, it may trigger a revolution in your own country and make your throne go down the drain.

Directly prohibiting the westward expansion of Russia's ideas in the treaty is definitely the best way to protect yourself.

The second requirement is to let the Russian government mobilize part of its troops to the Far East and reduce the proportion of troops deployed in Eastern Europe.

To put it bluntly, it is to let the Russian government focus on the distance and not focus on these small countries in Eastern Europe.

This requirement was also readily agreed by the Russian government.

The reason is also very simple. The war in Russia has just ended, and the Russian government does not want to fight another war with these Western European countries.

The plan within Russia is to follow the example of Australasia and carry out at least two five-year construction plans, and then talk about expanding its influence.

Secondly, the previous Russian government has been hovering near Moscow, and its control over Siberia and the Far East is very low.

This is also the reason why Nicholas II finally chose to flee east. Now that the entire country has been unified, the next thing to do is naturally to strengthen control over Siberia and the Far East.

Fortunately, the previous Tsarist Russia has completed the Siberian Railway, ensuring the Russian government's rule over the Far East and Siberia.

It only needs to send some troops to station in cities in Siberia and the Far East to maintain local order, and these areas can be gradually controlled.

This also coincides with the requirements of the World Alliance, and is also the reason why Russia agreed to the requirements of the World Alliance.

Although there is also a relatively powerful enemy island country in the Far East, it is much better than being targeted by the World Alliance headed by Britain and France in Europe.

If the World Alliance wants to blockade Russia, it will be very difficult for Russia to develop.

But if the enemy is just an island country, it is not a too powerful enemy for Russia at present.

Many Russians still remember the previous island-Russia war. If they can find an opportunity to avenge the island-Russia war, these rough Russian men will be very happy.

In order to make the Russian government agree to these two requirements, the World Alliance not only agreed to export grain to Russia, but Britain and Australasia also signed a non-aggression treaty with Russia.

This treaty is very necessary for the Russian government. After all, the intervention army formed by Britain before was a headache for the Russian government at that time.

Being able to avoid fighting with these powers and develop for a period of time is the most important thing for the current Russian government.

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