Chapter 1304

On the same day, this Wednesday, Simon left Rome in the morning and flew to livny.

Nancy, who initially threatened to have a look at Simon's girl in Ukraine, did not accompany her. For four consecutive days, from Amsterdam to Helsinki, from Helsinki to St. Petersburg, and from St. Petersburg to Rome, the small female executives were full and tired.

So he decided to stay in Rome, saying that Ukraine was too cold, and he also planned to travel around with Sofia, who has always had a good private relationship.

The reason is right.

However, when Simon joked and tried to force Nancy to livny, the small female executive finally begged for mercy and couldn't stand it. In fact, Simon is not so cruel, but a little woman's appetite is too small.

At ten o'clock in the morning, from Rome, the most authentic Mediterranean climate, to Livni, which is covered with ice and snow. Simon did not gather a group of women as small female executives joked, but immediately put into work.

In fact, all this way, I was working.

The first stop was Amsterdam, where I personally made some contacts with Philips, the parent company of Polaroid, to push the two sides to formally start the acquisition negotiations.

Of course, on the other side, as a smoke bomb, EMI did not give up.

Second stop Helsinki, of course, or Nokia.

With the rapid development of global mobile communication industry, Simon paid no attention to Nokia. He spent a day and a half discussing all aspects of the company's development layout in the next year with yoma Ollila and the senior management of Nokia.

The third stop, St. Petersburg, was only for one night.

It was mainly a low-key reception. Yeltsin once again sent his daughter to attend, and Mikhail Friedman, the main spokesman of westero system in Russia, did not see a short middle-aged man who had been rising in Moscow officialdom in the past year.

Tatyana, Yeltsin's daughter, also made a special remark, saying that the other party had just been sent to the Far East, with some temptation in her tone.

Simon didn't deliberately pretend to forget someone's existence, but his reaction was flat.

In fact, it's a cold look.

If Yeltsin and the original time and space in the way to let someone up, the other side will certainly remember who pushed him out of the key step.

If history changes and other people take control of Russia, Russia will probably collapse, just like Ukraine once did, in the current state of oligarchy and lack of strong leaders. As the super capital oligarch at the top of the pyramid in the world, it's true that Russia's game is still good for Simon.

The fourth stop in Rome is to see the progress of Rome Universal Studios in person, and arrange various kinds of communication to safeguard the connections between Italy, government, business and entertainment.

Especially the latter.

Because Italy is the foundation of westero system in the layout of fashion industry, melisandro's aircraft carrier battle group pattern, gucci as the core aircraft carrier of luggage and clothing, and Bulgari as the core aircraft carrier of jewelry and wristwatch, both originated in Italy.

The last stop is Livni.

Livny City West Airport.

Vasily Borisov, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's western combat command, based in Livni, stood in the crowd, watching a young man walk down the gangway and glancing at the core of the Rovno Gang around him. He felt sad, sad and depressed.

If it were still in the Soviet era, there would never be such a scenario.

However, it's almost magical that a group of elite at the top of the pyramid of the former Soviet Union came to meet an American under 30 years old with humility and respect. Not only that, in recent days, the whole city behind them, in order to meet someone's state of martial law, has also received the treatment that some heads of state of great powers can get.

However, considering that the other side has dozens of terrorist assets equivalent to the size of the current Ukrainian economy, Vasili Borisov has to admit that Simon westero really deserves the treatment. Even if the city under our feet, it is not too much to say that Simon westero is the Lord of the city.

In just a few years, Livni has soared from a small town on the northwest border of Ukraine to an important town in Eastern Europe with a population of one million, which is entirely contributed by the other side.

Vasili Borisov even made a private deduction. If... Under certain circumstances, without considering any other consequences, the Western combat command in charge of him wants to achieve a compulsory military takeover of Livni and swallow this attractive fruit, how feasible is it?

The answer is yes.

At present, the total size of the army controlled by the Western combat command is less than 60000 people. As for the combat capability, the 60000 troops whose budgets have been constantly reduced and whose uniforms have not been changed for many years are about the same as those of Russia's disheartened troops in Chechnya, almost without much combat capability.If we look at the Rovno Gang, we don't know how much it has expanded in private. It's just that 5000 private soldiers with cutting-edge American equipment have been sent to Africa and Yugoslavia in turn for the baptism of actual combat, which is a hard bone that 60000 people here may not be able to chew down.

What's more, Borisov only dares to think about the so-called military takeover.

Because he wants a military takeover, at most one Kyiv authority stands behind him. On the other side of the Rovno Gang, even if not the powerful westero system, there is another US government.

Therefore, if he really does that, he will not come to a good end no matter he succeeds or fails.

Vasili Borisov finally missed the powerful Soviet era. Seeing that Simon westero had come near, he quickly showed a more gentle smile and shook hands with each other: "Simon, I'm glad you're here in Livni again."

Now that the decision has been made, it's better not to be half hearted. To be able to climb to the present position, Borisov does not lack this decision.

Simon also shook hands with Borisov with a smile, and obviously stayed in front of each other for a while, chatting about some seemingly unrelated trifles, which made Borisov feel a lot more comfortable.

Simon westero still thinks highly of him.

With such a greeting, we left the airport together, and it was magnificent.

In addition to the three cars belonging to Simon, there are also many core members of the Rovno Gang, such as Andriy Smirnov, governor of Rovno, Sergei komorov, head of aldek company, and Kerim jelevyanko, President of umfs. This is the list drawn up by Celia Miller herself, who came to arrange it in advance as usual. A little bit of a second-class person is not qualified to connect to the plane.

In one of the three black Mercedes Benz cars in front of the motorcade, when the motorcade left the airport, Simon asked Celia Miller: "have you had a specific talk with Borisov?"

Since Vasili Borisov is here today, it obviously means that the other party wants to join the Rovno Gang completely instead of the previous cooperative relationship.

Simon certainly will not refuse to accept the loyalty of the war zone commander who controls the military affairs of several major border states in Northwest Ukraine. He must also give enough attention and courtesy, because it is equivalent to indirectly controlling the military power of a region.

Politics, economy and military are all in hand. Nobody believes Simon is not the owner of this area.

Celia shook her head. "He wants to talk to you in person."

"After lunch," Simon asked, not surprised. "Tell me more about Borisov?"

Celia said: "it's also because of the economic crisis. From last year to now, Ukraine's unstable gryvna has depreciated by more than 30% again. The authorities are in a tight financial situation and have to cut the budget again. As you can understand, boss, the Western combat command controlled by Borisov is the least important in Kiev compared with the South and the East. Therefore, in another disarmament resolution of the Kuchma government, the Western combat command has been cut the most severely. This year, it has not only reduced its budget by 20%, but also demanded that the current 57000 people be reduced to less than 40000, Borisov can't live any longer. "

The Asian financial crisis that broke out last year seems to have died down on the surface. In fact, the follow-up effects have been fermenting and spreading all over the world. Countries around the world and even countless enterprises have tightened their fiscal expenditure, which not only led to a sharp reduction in the flow of funds to Eastern Europe, which is in urgent need of reconstruction, but also led to a reverse outflow situation. A typical example is Soros's withdrawal of a large amount of funds from Russia, which led to the further deterioration of various Eastern European countries.

Ukraine had experienced an economic collapse in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had just eased in the first two years. It also carried out monetary reform after kuci Ma'an. Originally, it was developing in a good direction.

Unfortunately, a storm, once again crumbling.

Simon is very clear that in 1998, for Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries, it was the lowest point after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

On the other hand, in this depressed Eastern Europe, the city of Livni, which is still developing rapidly, and even the Rovno Gang, which is based on this city, are undoubtedly a different number.

Vasili Borisov, who clearly saw this point in the game, probably understood the outcome of Ukraine. This time, he decisively chose to play for the Rovno Gang, which is undoubtedly the best result for him.

Simon listened to Celia finish, was quietly thinking, next to the woman and then said: "Simon, Borisov said that he can join the Progressive Alliance, as a gesture."

Simon immediately shook his head: "no, it may make Kiev authorities rebound."

"I think so too," Celia nodded with a smile. "But the boss doesn't have to worry too much. Kiev is in a mess and can't take care of us.""Others can't take care of it, but we still have to have the attitude," Simon said. "We can't let the Kiev authorities lose face."

Celia nodded again and then said, "speaking of Kiev, pinchuk will come tomorrow. I've arranged it in the boss's schedule."

"Well."

"Also, ah, it's still a matter of money. In 1994, Ukraine promised to dismantle nuclear weapons, and the Federation promised to give 175 million US dollars of special funds and 155 million US dollars of economic assistance in the agreement. Do you remember the boss?"

"What's the matter?"

"At present, Ukraine's nuclear weapons have been dismantled, and the special fund of 175 million US dollars has been paid in full. However, Washington has only given 10 million US dollars of economic assistance up to now. Kiev contacted me and hoped that I could help to urge and fulfill the follow-up assistance."

Simon almost laughed: "do you think Washington is going to cash it?"

Celia shook her head. "There's nothing I can do."

Simon said no more and could only sigh that Washington was really dark. If it was him who asked Ukraine to give up its martial arts, the money he should give would certainly not be lost. It's not a lot of US $155 million.

However, from the perspective of Washington, 155 million US dollars is also money.

No, of course not.

Moreover, there is no way for Ukraine to collect debts on one side, but to delay on the other.

If you have the ability, hit me with a nuclear bomb.

Once again, I feel sorry for the Kiev authorities, and Simon has no intention of helping.

With the influence of the westero system, if Simon comes out in person, he can help Kiev get the money back. However, it's not necessary, because it's hard to please.

Of course, it will certainly win the favor of the Kiev authorities. But Simon doesn't need much favor from the Kiev authorities right now.

It's impossible for such a mess country to turn over Simon now. It's impossible to be loyal to itself without seeing a commander of a military region.

That's the same thing.

In the final analysis, the root of social problems is economic problems.

Simon is exactly the one who has a very strong economic discourse right now.

Celia said this, and then talked about other things. When she was about to arrive at the manor by BASF Lake in the south of the city, she said another thing: "boss, Tymoshenko came quietly again yesterday."

Simon frowned. "How did she know I was coming?"

"It's not hard to guess," Celia said. "Recently, in order to meet the boss, Livni is on the alert of the whole city. She must have let someone go here. She's such a smart woman. Of course, she can guess."

In order to ensure the safety of Simon's trip to Livni, the Rovno gang did make a big battle.

Celia told Simon in advance.

Simon used to be more restrained, but this time he didn't object to it, because it was equivalent to a declaration that the land was named westero.

After four consecutive years of layout, Simon determined that the control of the westrow system over the state of Rovno has reached a level that does not need to be covered up too much, so it is time for the people in this area to get used to it.

With that in mind, Simon asked, "what's the matter with her?"

"Her company is not good, want money, anyway, that's it."

Simon heard Celia say that, and he also felt that he was talking nonsense. Given the current state of Ukraine and the miserable situation in which a woman who completely lost the aura of natural gas queen was continuously suppressed, the other party must have come because she could not support her any more.

With that in mind, Simon said to Celia, "lock her up, starve her for two days, and then clean her up. I'll see if I have time."