Chapter nine hundred and sixty fourth meeting
Hundreds of warships of all levels galloped across the Indian Ocean, and nearly 10,000 tanks rushing over the Eurasian continent. ()? ()? ()? () This air-to-air confrontation between land and ocean was like a sudden storm sweeping the whole world before the meeting in Iceland. Two military exercises in different fields began suddenly, but disappeared immediately, as if they had never happened before. However, they scared people all over the world into a cold sweat...
During the two major exercises, the death of Sakharov, the father of the Soviet Union's thermonuclear weapons, is no longer a big news. Because this tit-for-tat confrontation has covered up all the news that has happened during this period. As for the Sakharovs' and his wife who were too sad, it is not a big event...
Negotiations still need to be negotiated, and after the competition is over, we need to return to rationality. No one wants to really practice the radiation plot. Western European powers such as France, the Federation and Germany have stood up and hoped that the two countries will calm down. Although Eastern European countries did not dissuade the Soviet Union openly, they also thought so secretly.
The meeting in Iceland was held on schedule or was revealed from the United States and the Soviet Union. However, just a few days ago, the two countries held military exercises against each other, and since the talks will be held as scheduled.
Iceland is an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is located at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. It has a land area of 100,000 square kilometers and a population of about 300,000. Two-thirds of the population live in the capital and is the country with the smallest population density in Europe. It has a certain neutrality. Reagan will not go to Eastern Europe, and Selov will not go to Western Europe. Things are that simple. Whoever goes to the chassis on the ground may be considered as a press conference where he bows his head and plays with his pen? It can be said that nothing can be said to be a matter. Reagan, who just broke free from the scandal, will definitely be in the same way.
When the Kirov-class battlecruisers of the Northern Soviet Fleet slowly approached the island's capital and largest port Reykjavik, Reagan had already arrived here first.
"The temperature is OK, but the humidity is a bit high." From the battlecruiser full of nuclear warheads, Selov felt it a little, overcome it, this is not the case near the ocean. The little secret thoughtfully put on the military coat of the big spy leader, and the giant Soviet Red Navy ship began to slowly dock in the port.
In the white snow, several black lines appeared, and then houses and coastlines appeared. This is Iceland. The buds on the volcanic stones, the rainbows in the snow, the black volcanic stones, the white ice and snow, and it is like a paradise isolated from the world. The big spies were thinking that even if the nuclear war began, no one would throw nuclear bombs here, right?
There are not many people on the shore who welcomed this group of guests. These people swayed with small flags of the Soviet Union. These Icelanders belong to members of the Iceland People's Union, which was formerly the Iceland People's Union. It is the spokesperson of the International ** movement in Iceland...
"We have no reason to lose, even our people here." Serov said calmly to the people around him, and waved to the supporters below. Although the number of people was not large, there were not many people in Iceland in total.
After the successful docking, Selov, who had come down from the stairs, shook hands politely with these comrades from the Icelandic People's Union, and then, under the protection of the KGB around him, entered the vehicles arranged by the Icelandic government.
Although Selov does not like places with high humidity, he never refuses seafood that can satisfy his appetite. Unfortunately, he lives in the inland area, which is destined to be not easy. This hobby has never changed in two lifetimes. Perhaps it is because of this psychology. From a slightest position, he has been trying to make the people in the inland Soviet Union able to eat seafood anytime and anywhere. So far, this goal has not been achieved...
The Soviet Union's highway network, which is a strategic weapon, has been repairing since its construction. One winter passed, and there was always something going on in the second year. In the end, Selov used his big move, toll stations, based on the road subsidy budget. The socialist Soviet Union should not have to have toll stations, and it became history in 1986.
The emergence of this toll station certainly caused some dissatisfaction, but the toll standard was still very low, and the reason was very simple. The Soviet Union did not have any national-level expressways and there was no plan to build them in the future. Under the current conditions, it is very stupid to delusion and Siberia's natural environment.
"This dessert that adds sugar and is a common disease in Europe." Selov gave Little Valia the dessert that was not moved, and did not forget to instruct, "Eat less, the incidence of diabetes in our country is also very high..."
The minke whales, grilled seabirds, ham, shrimp, etc. in Iceland itself are all the taste of the food itself, which makes people feel unspeakable. As for the scenery, Selov, who is very boring in life, is not here. Travel is usually an accessory for his purpose to go out for trouble. He can stay in the office for one day at other times.
I talked with the representatives of the Iceland People's Union and expressed the Soviet Union's kindness to Iceland and the relationship between the two parties, so nothing happened. The rest of the time was waiting to meet Reagan. As for where it was, it didn't matter, and the two had no friendship.
Reagan's anti-Soul is more thorough than Nixon, and Selov is not Brezhnev, and he can really do superficial work. An actor who uses all means to do anything for his purpose and a ruthless spy leader is the real role of the two.
Selov thought about how he disgusted the other party when he met. Reagan thought so too. Both of them were not the kind of people with good image. They prepared to criticize each other and then claimed that they had the upper hand in the conversation.
The next morning, the two leaders who obviously didn't like each other but had to make a name for themselves set off separately and headed to the Hofdi Building next to the Icelandic Presidential Palace, which is where the Icelandic government prepares for the U.S. and Soviet leaders to meet.
At this time, the whole world was looking at this Nordic country with a population of only 300,000, but Selov, who was still on the way, remember that this country that was defeated by international capital, seemed to die miserably?
Iceland vigorously develops the financial industry. With an open financial environment with high interest rates and low regulation, it attracts overseas funds. Iceland's banks also follow other international investment banks and borrow large amounts of low-interest short-term debt in the international capital market and invest in high-profit long-term assets. Subprime mortgage assets are one of them. The optimistic global economic situation has led to excessive lending in Iceland's banks, and their financial leverage has reached an astonishing extent. The total foreign debt is twelve times the GDP. The total foreign debt is as high as 100 billion euros. 300,000 people owe so much money, I don't know how many years it will take to pay it back.
The relationship between Iceland and the Soviet Union was actually not very good. The reason for the bad is that it had little to do with Selov. At that time, the Soviet Red Navy was not strong, and the Soviet Union had a shortage of meat products. The KGB took the lead in practicing with the Ministry of Maritime Transport to create fishery hegemony in the world's oceans. This hegemony is very targeted. No one in the Soviet Union's territorial waters could be fished except for itself, and the Soviet Union would not recognize it no matter which country the other country belongs to.
Iceland, which had already relied heavily on fishery resources, once fought a cod war with Britain for twenty years. The cod war also led to the creation of a 200-nautical miles of ocean exclusive area. The ocean exclusive area was something that the Soviet Union opposed very much. Just when he was at a loss, the Soviet ocean fishing fleet appeared and replaced Britain and Iceland to fight the cod war. The confrontation between Britain and Iceland in history became a confrontation between the Soviet Union and Iceland in the second stage.
Since the late 1970s, the Soviet Union, which was at its peak, became the biggest shadow of Iceland. The Soviet Union was not a NATO country and did not accept the pressure from the United States at all. Moreover, the United States was in a period of weakness at that time and did not have the ability to put much pressure on the Soviet Union.
In the second stage of the cod war, the Soviet ocean fishing fleet lowered its posture to confront Icelandic fishermen. In diplomacy, the Soviet Union did not care whether it had severed diplomatic relations with Iceland. During the specific confrontation, large Soviet fishing boats did not care about the collision of Iceland's small boats. After the Icelandic warships appeared, Soviet ocean fishing boats also launched intimidation.
The end of the war was not because the Soviet Union retreated, but because the fishing volume was not cost-effective compared to the oil money. At this time, the Soviet Ministry of Maritime Transport began to go to other waters and temporarily waited for the recovery of production around Iceland.
This is also the reason why Reagan and Selov treat completely differently in Iceland, but Selov doesn’t care. It’s just a meeting!
Now the whole world is praising this meeting. Even if the Icelandic government has a good impression of the Soviet Union, it should be worth a lot of etiquette. The praise from so many countries is enough to make Iceland show a welcome attitude and welcome the source that almost brought Iceland's fishery resources.
"I just like this kind of helpless look!" Shelov, who got out of the car, moved his neck and said to himself. If he could choose between being bullied or bullied, of course it would be better to bully people.
After entering the Hofdi Building, journalists from all over the world who had been waiting for him all the time, took photos at one of the protagonists with their cameras. As for Reagan, he was still dressed in a decent manner, standing not far away, as if waiting for his old friend.
Compared with Reagan, who was wearing a suit and tie, Selov wore a Soviet-style military coat without a military rank and a big-brimmed hat, which was a completely different style. But it did not damage the charm at all. He walked directly towards Reagan, and the whole world watched him. He had to do it, even if it was pretended...
Chapter completed!