Chapter 824 - The Cause of the War (2/2)

This time, the Russians not only displayed their power with a strong stance, but they also showed their decisive att.i.tude. To reporters, Putin reaffirmed Russia’s position of supporting Russia’s right to choose their own destiny, and for the first time, they recognized the legitimacy of the People’s Republic of Donetsk and the People’s Republic of Lugansk.

Such an act would undoubtedly inspire the militants still fighting the city of Donetsk and other regions. Since the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, they had never achieved a real ceasefire with the Ukrainian government forces.

The Western world was rattled.

No one thought Russia would suddenly act so irrationally.

The European Commission held an emergency meeting on this topic. At the same time, 11 countries including France, Germany, and Poland issued statements one after another the following day. If the Russian army dared to cross the border between Russia and Ukraine, it would be regarded as a provocation against the UN Charter.

The most intense reaction came from UA, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

The UA Capitol spokesperson declared that if Russia crossed the border between Russia and Ukraine, NATO would also set a precedent for sending troops to non-member friendly countries. At the same time, President Hill also revealed new sanctions against Russia in an interview with the media.

However, some a.n.a.lysts also commented on whether the sanctions would be effective, whether NATO would set a precedent and whether these commitments would be honored.

Due to the outbreak of civil war in Turkey, the anti-government forces took control of large areas of territory in eastern Turkey, resulting in the cutting off of the “Southern Corridor” from Europe to Azerbaijan.

In the rushed plan of the Freemasonry to secularize Turkey, the civil war ultimately failed due to Russia’s sudden movements on the Ukrainian issue. As the Southern Corridor was cut off due to war, the supply pressure of natural gas in Europe increased dramatically. In contrast, European demand for natural gas imported from Russia suddenly spiked.

If the EU joined the new sanctions against Russia initiated by the UA, the EU, with a shortage of natural gas, would become the biggest loser.

Even if the Freemasonry intended to encourage the EU’s confrontation with Russia on the Ukrainian issue, in reality, their a.s.sets in Europe also depended on natural gas imported from Russia.

The sudden escalation of issues in Russia undoubtedly disrupted their plans.

At that moment, in the Xin presidential palace, Jiang Chen was discussing issues of Madagascar with Zhang Yaping.

Just yesterday, Zhang Yaping ended his diplomatic visit to Madagascar and achieved good results.

“Madagascar has agreed to further cooperate with us in economy and trade. If we’re willing to a.s.sist them in rebuilding the Mayotte power grid and provide 1 billion USD in loans, they’ll agree to contract the mines in northern Madagascar to us… Originally owned by Arrow, they were confiscated as a national a.s.set after the nuclear bomb crisis.”

“No problem, agree with his conditions,” Jiang Chen said.

At this point, a phone call suddenly interrupted the conversation.

Jiang Chen turned on the holographic screen and looked at the caller. It was Ivan. Out of courtesy, he then looked at President Zhang.

“Do you mind if I take a call?”

“I don’t mind.” Zhang Yaping waved his hand.

Jiang Chen went to the window to pick up the phone.

“Hey?”

“It’s Country F! They’re making moves!”

Although it was expected, Jiang Chen’s heart still twitched at the arrival of this moment.

The war had ultimately erupted!