Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which belonged to the Iron Curtain of the Soviet Union, were in the center of the strategic encirclement of various former communist countries, from Hungary, Romania to Bulgaria, they were very "lucky" to be one of the very few countries in the Balkans that needed the protection of the Soviet Union, and the Serbian economy, which had just experienced the Yugoslav war, was still in extreme difficulty.

NATO members originally wanted to rely on the political and economic blockade to bring Serbia to its knees and change the flag of the red system on their heads, but they did not expect that the Soviet Union would be very generous in providing Serbia with interest-free loans and helping with post-war reconstruction work, ensuring that Serbia could get out of its economic predicament in a short period of time, as long as the "Balkan Tigers" could be reinvigorated, the original decline of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe would be changed.

At this time, Serbia still belonged to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and together with Montenegro, it was called Little Yugoslavia or Third Yugoslavia, which was originally a country that was almost dismembered under the siege of Western Europe, and escaped the tragic fate of history under the protection of the Soviet Union.

Therefore, the Soviet Union sent Prime Minister Pavlov to visit Serbia to deploy Soviet strategic weapons for the Soviet Union in the territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, although in the eyes of the Soviet Union, Mishelovich had little choice, but for the sake of insurance, it was better to let Pavlov be the object of this state visit, first test Serbia's tone, if Serbia is willing to the Soviet Union to establish and deploy missile systems on their territory that can strike any country in Europe, then the Soviet Union is willing to provide Serbia with long-term asylum.

When Pavlov left the Kremlin, Yanayev had a secret conversation with him about whether the creation of long-range missile launch bases in the Serbian region was the right and sensible choice, the Cuban Missile Crisis had warned the Soviet government not to try to blackmail your opponents in the face of an imbalance in the strategic situation.

"Because Serbia has no choice now, just as it was when Cuba was surrounded by American warships. Everywhere there are enemy figures. Western countries are eager to dismember the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and make it a completely non-threatening country. ”

Yanayev looked beyond Mishelovich's background and felt some emotion at the tragic fate of this heroic figure, who in the original history of Milosevic became a judge of the so-called ICTY and defended himself without a lawyer. In fact, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) complained about Western military violence, and Milosevic died suddenly in The Hague prison in 2006 without a verdict because he did not receive convincing medical treatment.

Ironically, on February 3, 2015, the United Nations International Court of Justice ruled that Serbia did not commit genocide against Croatia during the Balkan war in the early 90s of the 20th century, i.e., the charge of genocide against Milosevic was not established. NATO countries, on the other hand, have not said anything about the fact that they began to carry out large-scale bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 24 March 1999, creating the greatest humanitarian disaster in Europe since World War II. No wonder some people say that Western politicians are just a bunch of shameless people who are full of nonsense and tell even more shameless lies.

"Only the Soviets can save the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, do not forget. As long as the Serbs want to maintain unity, they will not be able to reach a compromise with the West. Milosevic wants to maintain the status quo of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, while Western countries want to turn them directly into Montenegro, Yugoslavia, and possibly another Kosovo. Is there anything more shameless than to split a small and weak country in the name of independence, democracy and freedom? In their eyes, there is no whole word for justice, only the interests of politicians. ”

"If we once represented a brutal and evil empire in the Western world, now NATO is more like a bunch of ugly-looking villains. The USSR would not allow a group of villains to stir up trouble in Europe, who wanted to get their hands on the Balkans? We also have to ask if our steel torrent agrees. ”

Yanayev looked up. "One day, NATO will pay for the crimes it has committed." ”

Pavlov came back to his memories in a jolt, and he looked out the window to find the plane entering the taxiway of Tesla Airport, and after a brief taxi, the plane came to a stop in a crowded parking position. Pavlov straightened his tie and, the moment the plane door opened, waved to the reporters and officials under the bridge.

In order to show his friendship, Milosevic personally went to the airport to meet Soviet Premier Pavlov, and the two had a friendly meeting at the airport. Milosevic held Pavlov's hand. "Welcome to Serbia, Prime Minister Pavlov. On behalf of the whole country, thank you for coming. ”

Pavlov smiled at him in a friendly way, and a photo of the cordial meeting was captured by reporters, and it was not long before it made headlines on the streets of Serbia.

The enthusiasm of the Serbs was palpable, since the USSR did not fall into the trap in the most difficult times of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and also provided economic and military assistance to Serbia through the cold winter. Pavlov noticed that the streets were full of images of Serbian and Soviet friendship, which made Pavlov feel a little surprised, and the enemy had become his ally in the blink of an eye because of a war.

Pavlov was invited to the Serbian presidential palace, where he would have a secret conversation with the de facto ruler of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which, of course, would be about the aforementioned project for the establishment of a Soviet military base in Yugoslavia.

At the conference table, Milosevic changed his previous smile to another serious look. And Pavlov was also very cautious in proposing the establishment of strategic missile targets.

"The Soviet Union's intention to set up a ballistic missile base on the territory of Serbia in response to NATO's attempt to set up anti-missile systems in Poland and other Central European countries is a very cautious and confidential plan, and we hope that President Milosevic will agree to the Soviet Union's approach in order to achieve the goal of strategic cooperation between the two countries."

Pavlov put forward the Soviet Union's request, he cautiously observed the other party's expression, Milosevic's face flashed a trace of surprise, he did not expect the Soviet Union to make such a request. This is tantamount to turning Serbia into an outpost of the USSR in Eastern Europe.

"If the strategic intention of the USSR was to tie Serbia to your tank? Or do you want to rejoin your Warsaw Pact? Let's not forget that the Soviet Union was in the dust of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Milosevic's face turned a little ugly, he really didn't expect that this state visit would turn into a contest between two allied countries. Serbia did want to be protected by the Soviet Union, but this did not mean that their interests were tied to those of the Soviet Union, but the current situation also made Milosevic realize that turning the other cheek with the Soviet Union was equivalent to being isolated in Europe.

As long as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia does not disintegrate, NATO's claws will not let Serbia go for a day, even after the end of the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, NATO's military integration has already exerted pressure on Serbia in neighboring countries, and on the Kosovo issue, if the Soviet Union had not stopped the conspiracy and calculation of the vast majority of the United Nations countries, perhaps even the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia would not have been able to protect itself.

"But is there a way out for Serbia without joining our camp? Rapprochement to the West? What does it mean when the Yugoslav civil war broke out, German Chancellor Kohl was the first country to recognize the legitimacy of the Croatian regime, followed by France, Britain and a series of other Western countries? Meaning they only want to see a fragmented Eastern Europe, not a strong united alliance. ”

Every word Pavlov said left Milosevic in deep thought.

"And you are wrong to compare the Cuban Missile Crisis with the current situation, when the opponent of the Soviet Union was the United States, and he had the confidence to start a world war. But what about Europe now? The economic downturn combined with social unrest has made them much weaker than they appear to us. We were dealing with a powerful country, but now we are dealing with a declining alliance. ”

"If Yugoslavia rejects us, it means that you may face the threat of NATO countries alone, and without the protection of the Iron Curtain, will you have a chance to turn the tables in front of them?" Comrade Milosevic, let me tell you what will happen if the USSR chooses to refuse, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will be bombed by NATO, dismembered, from Kosovo, to Croatia to Bosnia-Herzegovina, inch by inch by NATO, and then what? Your people are forced to go to the West to wash dishes to feed themselves, and you? They can openly send you to the International Tribunal for war crimes and anti-human-human crimes, and you will spend the rest of your life in a prison in The Hague, or die a tragic death. Then the country was forever plunged into darkness, and that is the result of your refusal to cooperate. ”

Milosevic's face became very ugly, and everything Pavlov said was true. Had it not been for the intervention of the Soviet Union, The Hague would have put him on the agenda of trial.

"And the Soviet Union will rebuild its unbreakable alliance and let NATO know that they will never have the opportunity to manipulate the life and death of a country and interfere in the internal affairs of a country, and I guarantee that the Soviet Union will make everyone who is an enemy of him pay the price he deserves, that is, to shed the last drop of blood." (To be continued.) )