Chapter 212

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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Country of white nights, Russia.

Controlling vast territory, it blocked numerous invasions until now, and was one of the strongest nations evaluated to possess combat power comparable to America.

But who dared to expect.

That Russia’s glory would be blocked by Ukraine.

“…”

The Russian President, Patin’s agony was deepening today too.

The trophy to decorate his last life was exactly Ukraine.

But a comedian who acted like a clown in front of him became Ukraine’s President, and was blocking Russia’s advance fighting until now.

Right. Up to there is fine.

Although shouting to help Ukraine from all over the world, actually few places are really helpful.

Everyone says that outwardly but inwardly hoping.

That Ukraine surrenders quickly and rather Russia occupies the territory.

Therefore they were moving lukewarmly in the peace treaty or such parts.

Anyway if time passes like that Ukraine will collapse from inside and become Russia’s vassal state on its own.

“So isn’t there a reason we intentionally created a long-term war. To crumble Ukraine inside. Actually effective too. Already inside Ukraine is overflowing with people dissatisfied with forced conscription, and dissatisfaction toward people escaping conscription because of much money and high-ranking officials’ children is growing enormously.”

Ukraine is currently twisted.

As always, because of the top heads.

Taking only powerless general citizens by forced conscription to die,

Guys with money and connections were opening luxurious parties every day.

Even stars with some money from soccer players are excluded from conscription under the pretext of working for the national interest, so citizens’ dissatisfaction was growing more and more.

“So just wait a little and Ukraine will collapse on its own. That was our calculation.”

Russia waited calmly aiming for exactly such an internal collapse.

But an incident burst in a place they totally didn’t expect.

“Imagine China collapsing first.”

As the Russia-Ukraine war burst, America and Europe stepped up criticizing Russia strongly.

Especially Europe raised its voice even more in a sense of crisis that if Ukraine is breached next could be Europe.

So the action they took was exactly economic sanctions.

Freezing assets the Russian government and chaebols hid abroad.

So a whopping amount of money over 300 billion dollars is currently frozen, and exports and imports were blocked.

“At least we were sending natural gas detour to the Europe side, but even that mostly got blocked. So China was a very important place to us.”

Natural gas and oil responsible for nearly 50% of the profit of Russian trade.

But as those got blocked Russia earned money in a different way.

That was the system of holding hands with China sending resources to them, and China selling that to other countries again.

AKA sanction detour.

“As China doing that role became like that, our Russian economy is shaking greatly currently.”

But China collapsed.

Now the most certain way to detour sanctions disappeared.

“Plus as the civil war continued intensely in China, refugees are crossing over to our Russia.”

“Not only civilians coming over. Armed forces like North Korea are coming over together disturbing the border.”

As China collapsed the Russian economy reached virtually collapse level too.

But Chinese refugees coming up, and even armed forces defeated in war coming up together, the situation became more serious.

“Are we in a situation to accept refugees now?”

“Correct. Problem is refugees are trying to invade our Russia recklessly putting armed forces at the front. So I am suggesting like this.”

“To deploy troops additionally to the border?”

“Yes.”

Patin let out a short sigh.

“To deploy troops additionally to all borders touching China means we have to withdraw quite a lot of troops currently spread in Ukraine, right?”

“Correct.”

“Then it is looking like giving an opportunity of counterattack to Ukraine. Do you think America and Europe will just watch this opportunity?”

“Even so if leaving the border side alone we will have our territory snatched by Chinese refugees and armed forces without gap to use hands.”

“…”

In short it was a dilemma.

Whether to withdraw troops to deploy at the border giving an opportunity of counterattack to Ukraine.

Or watch the border becoming a mess due to the Chinese.

“Can’t do half and half?”

“For that the border range is too wide. Actually even if withdrawing all troops dispatched to Ukraine it’s an insufficient situation.”

Patin grabbed his throbbing head.

How did things come to this state.

If only China was fine he wouldn’t even convert such worry.

Even Trent somewhat friendly to Russia fell out and Aiden grabbed power again.

How that old snake will check again.

Even remaining hair seemed to fall out more.

***

As Trent fell in the election and Aiden grabbed the regime, the world stock market that was very tense regained peace.

Trent declared if he gets elected President he will renegotiate with countries having trade agreements with the US, and slap at least 25% or more tariffs.

“If Trent was elected, the world stock market already swaying would have shaken more greatly.”

“But the world stock market is this shape now, would it really have been so?”

“Even tightening the belt is insufficient now, that old man without reality sense would have definitely committed a crazy act.”

“Phew. Glad Trent didn’t become President. President. If that person was elected President what incident would have burst by now…. I thought that person would become President even when Trent was shot and shouted loudly in front of the crowd?”

A world line where Trent becomes President.

If such a thing existed what would have happened by now.

“Probably slapping a tariff bomb and the world stock market Great Depression comes, maybe other countries’ stock markets except the US stock market revive. The US becomes a more abnormal place.”

“Ey, no way.”

No matter how crazy a person Trent is, I wondered if he would do such a crazy act.

Well, this is all just assumption too.

Since the current US President is Aiden not Trent.

“President Aiden seems to intend to pressure Russia in all directions as per stance. Cooperating with NATO, EU etc.”

Trent was receiving suspicion of having a suspicious relationship with Russia.

Moreover he shouted assurance he would end the Russia and Ukraine war immediately if he becomes President.

Probably the probability of reducing Russia’s economic sanctions and cutting support for Ukraine going for America First was very high.

“Aiden is thinking helping Ukraine is a bigger profit. Meanwhile there was no justification to sanction Russia, but Ukraine made that justification. So making Russia consume national power not to mention economic sanctions, from Aiden’s stance he probably hopes Ukraine drags the war as long as possible.”

Of course, supporting Ukraine is US citizens’ tax so dissatisfaction bursting is unavoidable.

But if there is a means to suppress a most powerful enemy state, using it as much as possible would be a good method as a national strategy too.

“So they say they plan to strengthen economic sanctions one floor more this time. As China collapsed suddenly Russia’s export was blocked completely so now the Russian economy is in emergency.”

Russia was detouring economic sanctions utilizing ally China meanwhile.

But as a friendly means called China disappeared now faced a big crisis.

And Aiden didn’t miss this.

“He did so during China time too, certainly a person doing pressure very well.”

“Yes. So probably overturned that difficult election and did a reelection.”

Although wearing the stigma of a vegetable regime.

He is indeed a great person reviving the regime again and achieving reelection as if when he did so.

“The problem is Bitcoin is contained in the economic sanction target.”

Did they say a shrimp’s back bursts in a whale fight.

Current is exactly so.

“Currently the whole world is freezing Russia’s assets of 300 billion dollar scale they say. But the White House seems to be seeing Russian funds of hundreds of billions of dollars are contained in Bitcoin.”

“Is there no method we can verify that?”

“Yes. Isn’t it public fact that Bitcoin is actually used much as crime funds. Problem is it is difficult to distinguish if that coin is really a crime fund or just for investment.”

But the US is demanding Europe and Asia to participate in the economic sanction.

If refusing this?

“There will be bound to be disadvantage to Korea. Especially companies. But if just following the US words and applying the sanction, Bitcoin will crash significantly as is. It grew like this with the advantage of no central government control, but it becomes showing that was wrong.”

Therefore we also needed a wise method.

“So KW Exchange made various plans through an internal meeting. This is the list.”

I looked through the list.

There was an opinion to just lock up coins suspicious of this and that as the US wish, and an opinion to ignore at all.

But when no intuition reacted to anything.

“…?”

My gaze stopped at one place.

“AML?”

Anti-Money Laundering algorithm.

It is AI selecting suspicious funds and tying up money so it cannot move.

“But not freezing blindly. Just freezing for ten days and releasing again.”

“Then it is for show?”

“Yes. If really stopping and blocking, then the situation becomes serious. Everyone might panic sell.”

Then people will leave KW Exchange losing trust, and one of our affiliates grown with difficulty will close its door as is.

There is no guarantee that a massive company won’t collapse anywhere.

Isn’t it a world where even that China collapses due to internal strife.

“…”

Working for show.

Not quite liking it.

But seeing my intuition react tinglingly here, does it mean this is best now?

***

Oligarch.

A word meaning people who became chaebols after Patin took the regime.

This Russian chaebol group called Oligarch drove out existing chaebols in return for loyalty to Patin and confiscated their properties to grab current power.

Therefore they were giving loyalty to Patin.

However if asked to choose one between money and Patin, all of them would choose the former without worry.

“But… What is blocked?”

Abrahimovich couldn’t hide shock at the news coming in during the meeting.

“They say KW Exchange introduced a new system currently freezing funds massively.”

“Th, These crazy bastards! If doing that Bitcoin price will turn to tissue paper!”

“However, it is not freezing the funds forever. They say investigating for ten days first freezing and releasing after that.”

Already throats felt drying up for the chaebols gathered in the meeting due to the China problem.

“These guys aren’t surely trying to take our property using the US excuse, right?”

Everyone knows the fact that the White House is already eaten by Gwangwoon.

Such Gwangwoon getting scared at the White House’s threat and participating in the sanction suddenly doesn’t make sense.

“This is threatening us now, right?”

Ibrahimovic was also angry to the top of the head, but tried to regain coolness for now.

“Why ten days?”

Did they try the sanction really for show?

No.

Gwangwoon controlling the White House cannot be wary of the US.

Then what is it.

Why give a grace period, could interpret money immediately?

“To reduce the market shock? If extorting our money at will Bitcoin price plummets immediately. Isn’t it to prevent that?”

“No. If tried to do such a thing would have done earlier.”

What is the reason Russia became hard like this now.

Exactly because of Gwangwoon.

“Those guys exploded the pipeline blocking natural gas export and dominated the oil market blocking even that place. China the only breath? China also had internal strife due to Gwangwoon and got smashed.”

Like that Gwangwoon slowly strangled the Russian chaebols’ necks.

“But now even the remaining Bitcoin finally? That too our last bastion reaching hundreds of billions of dollars!?”

Also giving a time of ten days, what meaning would it have.

Telling to make a choice within that.

“What choice on earth?”

“What choice can our Russia make now?”

“That is… Truce with Ukraine?”

“Right. But truce is virtually impossible. Unless putting entire Ukraine in hand, President Patin has no thought to truce.”

Meaning a peace treaty with Ukraine is virtually impossible while President Patin is present.

“Th, Then like this with eyes open are we to be robbed of even our last money? That too by Gwangwoon, those guys!?”

“Or…”

Abrahimovich tapped the desk with a finger.

“We can choose another method.”