Chapter 651 Deception Tactics
"What? Can't you just chat with me?" Selov stood in front of Kissinger like a wall, and in Brezhnev's office behind him, Nixon and Brezhnev were having a private talk. Except for two people, there was only one translator present, no written recorder, and nothing.
"General Selov, as a secret police leader, you have already put your skills to the extreme, no different from those a decade ago." Kissinger sarcastically sarcasticly at Selov, "and it's as annoying as ever."
Kissinger visited Moscow more than ten years ago. The person who set all kinds of inconveniences for him was not someone else. He was standing in front of him and officially because he had contacted him, so Selov knew that the turtle in front of him was very annoying, narcissistic and loving to show off his popularity. In various important occasions, this person always wanted to squeeze in and show his importance.
Otherwise, he was just Nixon's assistant, not the current US Secretary of State, how could he squeeze the current Secretary of State William Pierce Rogers to have no presence at all? If it were in the Soviet Union, it would have been dismissed like Podgorne.
"Yes, I am a secret policeman, but I know this is a talk between the US President and the General Secretary of the Soviet Union. I know English. In fact, I can go in as a translator. This is the Kremlin, not the White House. How can I arrange it? "Shelov said unmovedly, "Don't think you can be treated here in China. China is isolated and is more hospitable. Whoever visits will do sufficient diplomatic etiquette, not just you."
"I said Assistant Secretary of State, if you don't maintain your gentlemanly demeanor and wait for a while outside, I will let the comrades of the garrison come in and carry you out, hindering the high-level talks between the United States and the Soviet Union. It will be a scandal if it spreads out." Shelov pointed to Kissinger's back. Several guards were on standby at any time. As long as his boss gave the order, he would come to teach Kissinger to be a human being.
"You won't do this, delaying the US-Soviet talks. This scandal belongs to the two of us, and you dare not do this." A cunning look flashed under Kissinger's glasses. He believed in his judgment that Selov would not forcefully stop him.
Sherov, who was lit with the car mat, choked on the cigarette. After two seconds of suppressing this disgust, he countered with a funny look, "I still have an image in your newspaper? You have long said that my name is like Satan's resurrection, and I still care about scandals. Your threat is useful to any cadre, but it is useless to me, I don't care..." Then he waved his hand and shouted behind Kissinger, "Guards..."
"Wait! I'll go by myself." Kissinger was instantly timid. As a person who cherished his reputation, he had no choice but to face this hooligan style. Just like what Serov said, the reputation of this secret police leader has long been badly stinked by the United States and he doesn't care about his own threats at all. On the contrary, once the matter that hinders the talks of the top leaders spread, his reputation will be seriously affected.
Kissinger, who was an intellectual, took a decisive step back, not insisting on witnessing the Supreme Congregation with his own eyes, but went out directly to wait with other members of the US delegation. "Don't you know, let's talk to you, and I have to force me to do some tough measures. Are these Jews cheap?" Looking at Kissinger's back, Selov said with displeasure.
In the office, Brezhnev and Nixon sat side by side. This was not the first time they met. The last time they met was a kitchen debate. Whether old friends reunite or tense depends entirely on the current situation.
"While the United States takes tough action against Vietnam, it is not easy for the supreme summit between the two sides to be held as scheduled." Brezhnev's tone was as gentle as ever, but the words used were very direct, and he talked about the Vietnam issue from the beginning.
"In many cases, the United States is always restraining its own behavior and avoiding conflicts." Nixon knew that Brezhnev was accusing the US military of the large-scale bombing operations launched in North Vietnam. "But we are facing a new situation, and the United States cannot fail to make considerations that are in its own interests, including military operations."
Vietnam is more important than the US-Soviet talks. Under no circumstances can the United States lose this war. If the price of the talks is that the US military loses the battlefield, then it will be meaningless. To Nixon's expectation, Brezhnev turned a blind eye to the US military's expanded bombing operation, as if he didn't know about it, so he let the summit be held as scheduled.
This is not surprising. While Brezhnev strengthened military aid to North Vietnam, he mainly made North Vietnam beat Americans and asked Americans to come to ask for their own homes. Promote the easing strategy to paralyze the United States and accumulate strength to attack.
A few hours later, the office door opened, and Brezhnev and Nixon walked out while smiling, as if they were quite satisfied with the talk just now, as if they had decided something that would affect the world.
"Selov, do you guess the General Secretary and the US President have achieved results?" Ustinov asked slightly with his head.
"Using our general secretary's character, they probably didn't talk about anything, just talked about something meaningless." Selov's words aroused the approval of Andropov and Ustinov. After Nixon and Kissinger left, the three of them immediately went up to ask what the results were. Brezhnev easily said that he was just chatting casually.
In the evening in the Polygon Palace, Brezhnev held a dinner again in the oldest Kremlin palace. After the talks, Nixon and his wife were there, so in addition to the cadres of the Central Presidium of the Soviet Union, there were also some wives of the committee members.
Unlike the others who arrived at the banquet hall very early, Brezhnev and Nixon were an hour late.
But this did not delay Selov causing trouble for Kissinger, because this middle-aged man always stared at his wife, and he couldn't bear it. He never thought that politicians were very ethical. Kissinger proved this. Kissinger in this era had no too many ambiguous relationships with Hollywood actresses. From this point of view, Selov was a kind of person. The Soviet environment made Selov have to keep the secret, and the other party was much more open and upright.
"Why is that old pervert's eyes so annoying?" Shelov, who had been holding the wine glass for half an hour but had not drunk a sip, said to Valia very unhappily. Such words made the smile on Valia's face even more charming.
After Brezhnev and Nixon took their seats, they faced the mural on the opposite wall directly, which looked like the last supper of Jesus and the apostles. Brezhnev felt Nixon's exploration and looked at the mural and said, "That was the Central Bureau of the year, no, it was called the Politics and the Political Bureau at that time."
"Oh, that must mean that the General Secretary and the Pope have a lot in common?" Nixon also showed his gentle attitude. This sentence made Brezhnev laugh out loud and reached out to hold Nixon for a moment.
This is a metaphor. Only he himself can understand the meaning of Brezhnev. Jesus was Stalin, and Khrushchev was Judah. He finally betrayed Stalin, and finally came to power and wanted to rebuild the Soviet Union's belief in Stalin after Khrushchev.
The cadres promoted by Khrushchev eventually chose to restore Stalin's image. This would not be changed because Khrushchev took the initiative to retire. Semichasne told Serov that if he was the chairman of the KGB, he would first shoot a thousand writers and teach these intellectuals who spread Western thinking a lesson.
Selov spread rumors and pointed out that Khrushchev regained his reputation because his son was killed and revengeed. But he did not spread other rumors about Khrushchev. From the perspective of reform, Khrushchev did not fail to achieve anything, but he was eager for quick success and instant benefits, and his accusations of reform were absolutely unscientific. Khrushchev did not change to capitalism...
The negotiations between the two sides began again, and a few days later, a week-long historic talks between President Nixon and Leonid Brezhnev ended in Moscow today. In the joint communiqué, both leaders acknowledged many major differences between the two sides on the Vietnam War, but they both agreed to "do their best efforts to avoid military confrontation." Both sides agreed to the idea of "both sides cutting" force in China and Europe.
"The United States wants to withdraw its troops from Vietnam. They are asking us to cooperate. What benefits does this do us? What exchange are they going to exchange? We are not short of money. If we just increase loans to the Soviet Union, I think this negotiation is completely unnecessary." Supreme Soviet Chairman Sherepin said at the last day of the meeting before Nixon left. "In the past few years, we have cooperated with Britain and the Federal Germany, and have tens of billions of US Treasury bonds and US dollar checks in our hands. We have no economic connections. This is the sword in our hands. We can do whatever we want."
"But our rights in Eastern European countries have not been recognized. If we use this in exchange, we can accept Nixon's request on the surface. As long as we determine the political structure of Eastern Europe from the treaty, we can repent and support Vietnam again in the future." Brezhnev put forward his own view that the German border and the East Berlin issue all require such a summit, and the Soviet Union needs to solve these problems.
"But every year the Vietnam War lasts, the United States will have to pay huge casualties and property losses, which is also the benefit we can see. Even if we put the Berlin issue there, there will be no big problems." Shelov thought for a while, "In fact, there is no conflict between President Sheloping and General Secretary Brezhnev. Even if it is negotiated, it is normal that there will be no result within a few years. Even if a treaty is signed, it can be torn apart. The American people will help us. As long as we drag it on, there will be no problem."
Chapter completed!