Chapter 697

"When Comrade Stalin took over the Soviet Union, we were surrounded by hostile countries. The largest capitalist countries in the world, including your country, did not recognize the legitimacy of our regime. In the countryside, most of the peasants still use primitive wooden plows for slash and burn farming. In the cities, comrade Hamer of your country set up a pencil factory, which was enough for comrade Lenin to regard him as a distinguished guest of the Soviet Union. Almost no country in the world is willing to trade with us. I can't remember the year when the Soviet Union was not blocked by western countries, but your blockade can only make us stronger. During World War II, we wiped out 1.5 million of the most elite German troops in Stalingrad, Britain and the United States, however, only wiped out less than half a million German veterans in Normandy. Mr. President, if you sincerely hope for world peace today, you'd better reconsider the conditions you put forward. We are willing to live in peace with you, but the status between us is equal at least now. Don't think that you can't live without the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin has personally proved how strong the Soviet Union can be without foreign help. Your blockade has enabled us to recover Estonia, Latvian and Lithuanian countries and defeat the invasions of Poland, Finland and Romania. We can complete industrialization under blockade and defeat the invincible German invaders. And we have the confidence to eliminate all the enemies who plot against us... "

Xie liaosha's long talk was very fast, and he spoke English, and President Bush fully understood what he meant. He fully understood the purpose of this talk, and did not think that the Soviet Union was in economic difficulties and was really at a dead end. When Stalin first came to power, the situation was more dangerous than it is now. The Soviet Union could survive, let alone now? Xie liaosha knows what Americans are afraid of. Even if Stalin has been dead for decades, it will always be a nightmare for Americans. If we don't make concessions today, is it possible for Stalinism in the Soviet Union to rise again?

President Bush knows the purpose of his words, but as an elected president, he has the opportunity to personally end the cold war in the first year of his first presidential term, which is a great achievement for any president. The history of the world will record his feat of personally ending the cold war and bringing the world to peace. You know, not every president has this kind of luck. His predecessor, Ronald Reagan, had been president for eight years. He had a good record, but he could only make wedding clothes for himself. However, today's words from shagliaosha threw cold water on Bush. Using the history of the Soviet Union, he told him that the Soviet Union could develop well without the help of anyone. For today's negotiations, Bush has only one chance, while the Soviet Union has many options.

Gorbachev, Yakovlev and Shevardnadze all understood the real intention behind the speech. The silence of the United States also made Gorbachev see the turning point of things. At this moment, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. What kind of crisis did the Soviet Union have not experienced in the past 60 years? Compared with the crisis of Stalin and Lenin, what are these problems now?

Bush is thinking about what to do in his heart. If the Soviet Union is really angered by the details and the cold war continues to drag on, I'm afraid there won't be such an opportunity in ten years. Today, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is placed in front of him to meet the requirements of the Soviet Union. It will become the greatest president of the United States after World War II, because he personally ended the cold war. But if they don't agree, the Soviets will just walk away and, at Gorbachev's age and the resilience of the Soviets, end the cold war for another four years without any problem. At that time, it will be two years before Bush can continue to be the president.

The meeting room was quiet and no one spoke for a long time. The representative of the United States, who claimed democracy and freedom, was thinking about his political career and the interests of his party, while the Soviet Union, which claimed dictatorship, was thinking about the interests of the whole country. At this moment, Xie liaosha and all the Soviet officials present were fighting for the interests of their motherland, because their success and failure did not affect their own future, but the vital interests of the 300 million Soviet people. However, the representatives of the United States are considering their own gains and losses.

"Mr. Gorbachev, let's talk about the issue just now..." after repeated weighing, President Bush finally put down his position. He really doesn't want to end the cold war himself, and the glory will fly to other people's hands.

The representatives of the Soviet Union were relieved when they heard this. At least now we know the cards of the Americans. They are more eager to end the cold war than the Soviet Union. As long as this point is determined, the Soviet Union will be able to reformulate its own negotiation strategy.

James Baker, the US Secretary of state, did not expect that ulyanov, who has always been humble, would lead this negotiation. Just a few minutes ago, Gorbachev was almost submissive to the United States, but now, on the contrary, Gorbachev is aggressive. Beck always thought that the foreign trade minister of the Soviet Union came to Malta to make love to the United States. He didn't pay attention to the young man who looked less than 30 years old. However, he did not expect that the youngest official in Gorbachev's delegation had such a tough attitude.

As the US side changed its attitude, the negotiations between the two sides went smoothly. The Americans agreed to provide low interest and interest free loans to the Soviet Union, but only on the premise that the Soviet Union reduced its strategic weapons and medium range missiles. In addition, the two sides also discussed trade and other issues.

In the next few days' meeting, the Soviet Union was very satisfied with the concessions made by the Americans, and both sides negotiated with great sincerity. As a democratically elected president, Bush knows that it is not the time to safeguard the interests of the United States as much as possible. If he lets the victory of the cold war end, no matter how many interests he has won for the United States at the negotiation table, he will lose the support of the voters after returning home. Voters don't care what he bargained with the Soviet Union at all. They only care whether Soviet missiles will fall on their heads. That's what the American people are most concerned about.

After the summit, the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Maltese statement, declaring the end of the Cold War confrontation and the beginning of full cooperation. The news immediately made headlines in the world's major media. From this moment, the shadow of the outbreak of the Third World War disappeared, and the Maltese summit was regarded as a landmark event of the end of the cold war.