The Rise of Australia - Chapter 995

c975 Planning for Ukraine

The collapse of the Russian army was something no one expected.

Because according to common sense, even if the entire 1.5 million Russian army was surrounded by the German army, it would be impossible to end the war in just two and a half weeks.

Even if the German army had to slaughter 1.5 million cattle and sheep, it would take longer, wouldn’t it?

In fact, we can’t blame the Russian soldiers who snatched food from the Ukrainian people. After all, they didn’t carry enough food from the beginning, and they couldn’t just surrender and starve to death.

But the Russian government obviously doesn’t think so.

No matter what the intermediate process is, the current result is that 1.5 million Russian troops are almost wiped out, which is equivalent to the Russian government giving Germany nearly 1 million laborers for free.

The fate of these Russian soldiers is already obvious. For the increasingly crazy German government, they will definitely not let go of such free labor.

For the Russian government, the important thing now is not to solve the southern battlefield with 1.5 million troops missing, but how to quickly find a scapegoat for the southern battlefield.

This not only concerns the morale of the southern battlefield, but also the relationship between the Russian government and the Ukrainian region.

At present, the people near Kiev are quite dissatisfied with the Russian government, and some people have even spontaneously formed a party against the Russian government.

This is a fatal threat to Russia. If Russia loses Ukraine, an important grain-producing area, it must invest more manpower in grain production.

But Russia has already lost too much manpower in the current war, which also means that Russia’s recovery phase after the war will be longer.

There is also the impact of the Ukrainian region on the Balkans. If there is no Ukrainian region, the entire Balkan Peninsula has nothing to do with Russia.

Even if Russia can become one of the top powers, with Ukraine in the middle, the Balkan Peninsula will never actively turn to Russia.

In view of the heavy costs, the Russian government must launch a scapegoat with enough weight to become the culprit of this war, so that all Russian soldiers in the southern battlefield and Ukrainians in the Kiev region are satisfied.

Otherwise, once the Ukrainian region becomes independent with the support of other countries, it will be a heavy blow to Russia.

But what the Russian government did not expect was that the Kiev region did not wait for Russia’s actions, but instead waited for a joint statement from Britain and Australasia.

After the Germans published the Russian soldiers’ forced grain collection in newspapers and spread it widely, Britain and Australasia realized that the opportunity had come.

What opportunity? Of course, it was an opportunity to give the Russians a blow and remove the very important Ukraine from Russia’s territory.

First, at a routine public meeting of the Australasia Diplomatic Department, the media asked the Australasia Ministry of Foreign Affairs what it thought of the Russian soldiers’ behavior in the Kiev region.

If normal diplomatic procedures were followed, the Australasia Diplomatic Department would basically not answer this question to avoid diplomatic disputes.

But for Australasia at this time, it would naturally not miss this great opportunity to severely hit the reputation of the Russian government.

A staff member of the Australian Diplomatic Department responded publicly: “We understand the Russian soldiers’ survival behavior after being trapped in a desperate situation, but it is still immoral to do so, especially for two different nationalities.

The behavior of Russian soldiers is an invasion and robbery of the people of Kiev. As a highly developed and civilized gentleman country, we hate this behavior and are willing to donate some food to the people in Ukraine for free.”

In this speech, the difference between Ukrainians and Russians was emphasized. The underlying meaning is obvious, that is, to support the demonstrations and more resistance actions of the people near Kiev.

The British government also made a statement on this.

The successive statements and condemnations of the two powers put the Russian government and the Russian army at the forefront of the storm.

If it was just ordinary looting of food, it would be fine, but Russian soldiers were not polite to Ukrainians near Kiev during the stage of compulsory grain collection.

All these deeds were photographed by the Germans and published in newspapers. This is not only evidence of the Russian army’s crimes, but also a sharp blade to cut off the close relationship between Russia and Ukraine.

The Russians have created trouble for themselves, and Arthur will not be polite at all.

The day after the statement was issued, Australasia announced that it would donate 150 tons of food and 50 tons of meat to the people in Ukraine for free, and the food would be directly transported to Ukraine from the Australasia military garrison in the Balkans.

There was a small army escorting the food, and as to whether it was transporting food or doing something else, only the Australasia army knew.

The Russian government condemned this and stated that the Ukrainian region has been an inseparable part of Russia since ancient times, and required the Australasia army not to enter the Ukrainian region without permission.

Australasia’s response to this was that the Ukrainian region was indeed a part of the former Tsarist Russia, but it was definitely not a part of the current Russian government.

Ukraine is only a member state of Russia now, and should have its own sovereignty. The Russian government has no right to interfere in the act of donating food.

The army that transported food is real, and the food transported is also real.

But there are many intelligence officers from Australasia in this team. Their mission is to go to Ukraine, find Ukrainians who hate the Russian government, and support them to form political parties and gain control of Ukraine.

No matter how the world situation develops, Arthur will not miss the opportunity to separate Ukraine from Russia.

Although Russia will not be seriously injured without Ukraine, the country’s comprehensive potential will definitely be reduced.

More importantly, Ukraine, which has autonomy, is like a tall mountain, blocking the southwest of Russia.

If Russia wants to expand abroad, it must pass through Ukraine, and Ukrainians will not give up their autonomy that they have finally obtained.

In addition, Poland, which is also in Arthur’s plan to be independent, will spontaneously block Russia’s progress for Australasia, limiting Russia’s influence to Eastern Europe.

Although one Poland or one Ukraine is far from being Russia’s opponent. But the two countries united are enough to give the Russian government a headache for a long time.

In addition, there is the support of Britain or Australia behind it. As long as Ukraine successfully becomes independent this time, it will be difficult for Russia to grow into the top power.