(Due to some harmonious factors, the new book "Iron Curtain: Axis of Evil" has been officially renamed "Iron Curtain Germany")

Mario's negotiations were not a calm sit-down conversation, but a conspiracy to infiltrate and counterattack, first of all, he revealed the private conversation between Madeleine and Baruan to the British government and the German side. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info has given both sides the misconception that Chirac wants to bring up the Barcelona process again, and then enlist the British prime minister to put pressure on Germany.

German Chancellor Kohl, who has withdrawn from internal affairs, has expressed grave concern about the resurgence of the Barcelona process. In his view, this is the first step in an attempt by the French to divide the European Union, because according to their vision, the Mediterranean Union will be composed only of the countries bordering the Mediterranean, and the continent will only be joined by the southern European countries such as France, Spain and Italy, and the southern countries will be led by Egypt, which has close ties to France, and which will co-chair the planned Union for the first time.

Clearly, France wants to dominate this alliance and even has an attempt to compete with Germany for regional superiority in the EU. This is absolutely intolerable to Cole.

Now that Germany is in a crumbling precariousness, Kohl will never allow France to stab him in the back. If the conditions were not allowed, Germany and France would have turned against each other by now.

"It is clear that our allies are engaged in an action that endangers the interests of the European Union, and Germany will not allow the situation to unfold at will, and we will organize such a dangerous act and prevent France from trying to go south and create a break with Germany."

The subtext is that the stupid French don't see clearly, and once the EU is gone, he really has nothing left in France.

Kohl believes that even if Chirac were to establish a Mediterranean Union, it would be far less compact and influential than the European Union. After all, there are still large political, economic and cultural differences between the countries along the Mediterranean coast. Their only umbilical link was shipping to the Mediterranean, abundant oil and being a former French colony.

On the other hand, the EU has completely defeated this group of guys who lack stamina at any point.

France is not going to drag itself down to feed a bunch of wretched worms, and since it has put forward this idea, it is nothing more than to seize the raw material market on the North African coast and ensure its own abundant oil supply. Then there is the common development of the region. The starting point of the state is always self-interested.

Cole is not a fool, and now let France make small moves behind his back, and the loser is himself.

That's why he stood up and warned Kohl not to try to carry out any dangerous actions, otherwise Germany would see it as an act of separatism and attack him en masse.

The British side has been a little ambiguous, with the new prime minister briefly mentioning the possible impact on Europe of France's establishment of a Mediterranean Union, without making any very excessive remarks. There was even a "certain interest" in the Bank of the Mediterranean project.

Such an attitude is even more dangerous, and the little interests in Chirac's hands have already been targeted by the European powers.

At this time, Chirac also understood that his opponent was not Cole alone, including the gloomy eyes sitting in Washington's office. There is also the Prime Minister's Office at 10 Downing Street, which also outlines the corners of the mouth with an evil smile.

The crisis is fraught.

President Chirac was even somewhat overwhelmed before meeting with the Americans.

Western Europe is not the only country that is interested, and his little abacus is also in the eyes of another person, Comrade Yanayev.

He kept an eye on the recent actions of the French diplomatic service in an attempt to find a flaw. It was only after France's first contact with the United States had failed, and he had noticed America's ambitions to invade the Union of the Mediterranean, that he knew that the Soviet Union should come into play.

However, Yanayev did not immediately meet with France, and in line with the Franco-Russian tradition of friendship over the past century, Yanayev first waited and saw what happened. In the case of unclear situation, it shows the good quality of not falling into the ground.

As soon as Yanayev acted, it was not a stone that went down, but a well.

Dobrynin was the first to propose an infiltration plan, which he hoped would use to further consolidate Soviet interests in the Mediterranean, especially with the countries of North Africa.

But Yanayev did not act decisively. Instead, he waited unexpectedly quietly, until Dobrynin, unable to sit still any longer, came to Yanayev and asked why he did not take advantage of the opportunity.

"The time is not yet yet, Comrade Dobrynin. As much as I know you'd love to get sideways right now, I have to tell you that it can end up in vain. ”

Yanayev was not nervous at all, and he motioned to his old friend to be quiet.

"But this is our best chance, and if the Soviet Union offers to intervene in the Mediterranean Union at this time, the French government simply cannot refuse. Because they also had to face pressure between Germany, Britain and the United States. ”

"Haven't I thought carefully about what you have in mind? Comrade Dobrynin. ”

"Actually, the United States may be bargaining with the French right now," said Mr. Yanayev, pacing back and forth in circles around his office, as he said to Dobrynin, who was sitting on the couch. If he had thought this would have worked, de Gaulle would not have resisted the pressure and carried out the centrifugal policy for so many years. ”

Dobrynin clenched his knees with both hands and said suspiciously, "You mean?" ”

"Yes, it's not just us, the Americans are definitely asking for it before we do. France's refusal to agree led to joint pressure from Britain and Germany, and after seeing through their move, the next move is easy to judge. ”

If Chirac is unwilling to abandon his plans, the end result will surely be that the United States and Britain will also intervene in his little coffers, and the Union for the Mediterranean will be transformed from a small private bloc in France into a piece of meat divided among the permanent members of the United Nations. Now Chirac can still insist that he will never let others finger it, but after a long time, it is difficult to say. ”

In fact, Yanayev also has a small calculation in his heart, even if he is unable to stop the erosion of Europe by the White House forces, at least the Soviet Union will forcibly reap the benefits.

"Assuming that France finally submits to the conditions of the Americans, then the next step must be the intervention of Great Britain. Chirac could only accept the Soviet Union's preemptive offer of conditions before France agreed to Mario's government. ”

Yanayev looked at the numbers on the date, chuckled and said, "Looking at the time now, it is estimated that France will be able to carry it for a while." When the tone of the French diplomatic spokesman began to be soft, he couldn't bear it. ”

"They can't bear it, and the Soviet Union should stand up and be the last straw that crushes the glory of France." (To be continued.) )