Is this TL a good start?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 66.7%
  • No

    Votes: 1 8.3%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 3 25.0%
  • Perhaps?

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
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  • Poll closed .
When the NBAL starts committing major terror attacks abroad the west decides to help the Loyalist forces. One of the units sent to help the Russians is a multinational special operations unit called Task Force 141 headed by a British special forces sniper called John Price. Their first operation would be rescuing a former Ultranationalist informant, codenamed "Nikolai", being held in a town in the Caucasus Mountain. During this operation, they would be assisted by the Loyalist Russia Sergeant Kamarov.
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Chapter 32: The KGB Aren’t Dead Son, They Just Go By a Different Name.
Chapter 32: The KGB Aren’t Dead Son, They Just Go By a Different Name.

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July 26th, 2006, Kremlin

“2 months of insurgency……” Minister of Emergency Affairs Alexander Lebed stated as he drank a hot cup of coffee whilst looking at the strongest men and women in Russia in the secret conference in the Kremlin.

“2 months of utter hell for me.” Yavlinsky replied. “Lebed, Putin, you both were in charge of the information section of this insurgency, and has there been any reports?”

Lebed snorted and shook his head. “No. My focus is on the internal situation. The National Bolsheviks do not seem to get any focus from the urban areas. It is the absolute rural areas that seem to support them. Even then, these rural areas tend to be extremely religious, so their support base is slightly blunted. Most of their troops seem to be these rural troops, some disaffected former Army personnel mostly from the Chechen War, and some Chechens. However from what I can understand from the reports, these make up only a third to half of their total forces. The rest are full of foreign mercenaries. Dugin’s bank account also seems to show an irregularity as they are full of fluctuating money amounts, however before he went missing last year, his account seemed to have $50 million before it was withdrawn in its entirety.”

“How did Dugin get that much money?” Yavlinsky asked with a tired voice.

Putin sighed and slapped down a report in front of Yavlinsky. Yavlinsky took it and read through it. His hands clenched the report angrily as he looked at Putin and asked “Has this been verified?”

“Thrice.” Came Putin’s answer.

Yavlinsky took a deep breath and put the report back on the table.

“The French, and Egyptians huh……” Yavlinsky murmured as he stippled his fingers. “Those two wouldn’t do anything against us without Washington’s backing. I see. Well, how is the situation on the ground?”

Sergey Shoyu perked up and answered, “Sir, around 20,000 of our troops from the 11th Motorized Division have encircled the last remnants of the National Bolsheviks in Siberia. I just need your order, and this insurgency will be over immediately.”

Yavlinsky nodded slowly. Shoyu nodded back and immediately phoned one of his subordinates giving the go ahead.

Yavlinsky turned to Putin. Putin leaned back with a slight shiver as Yavlinsky’s cold eyes glanced over him. “I want every Foreign Operative on Russian soil, be they American, French or British to be found and quietly interrogated and then executed. All of our assets in France and Egypt are to be brought to active service.”

Putin smiled back coldly as he nodded.

Every single man in the table smiled, with the same thought running in their heads. “
The KGB isn’t over yet.”

***

Euro News:

The National Bolsheviks Snuffed Out in Russia! Dugin On the Run!

July 29th, 2006

The 2 month long insurgency in Russia has come to an end as the National Bolshevik Army has been eradicated by the Russian Armed Forces. Their leader Dugin is currently on the run, and he is a wanted man in Russia, dead or alive. The final battle of the insurgency, the Battle of Tomsk Oblast saw around 8,000 Russian troops directly engage around 900 to 1200 Insurgents. Private onlookers and observers have stated that the Russian Armed Forces took 91 casualties of which 67 were killed in the battle, whilst around 569 National Bolsheviks were killed in the fighting. The rest of them have all been captured by the Russian government, and have been sentenced to life in prison.

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Dugin is on the run

Russian Chancellor Yavlinsky has also given an ominous warning in the Kremlin today to foreign and domestic media.

None of the National Bolsheviks used old Soviet Weapons like we believed at first. Semi-modern weapons from a large array of nations have been found, and whilst it is possible that they could have received these weapons through the black market, their monetary situation makes this come into doubt as well. It is now a position that has been affirmed by the Intelligence officers of our nation and the FSB, foreign powers were involved in this. Once the FSB finds out whom, the consequences will not be kind at all.”

The Russian government has also announced that all weapons in the state in the hands of foreigners will be confiscated for about one month, before they be returned. All paperworks would be screened and checked by the Russian government.

The European Union has been supportive of this move as of recent news. Italian President Berlusconi, triumphant over having won his constitutional referendum, has also extended a new trade offer to Moscow. The Financial Minister of Italy has stated that Russia and Italy stand to gain massive profits with agricultural exchanges with one another to diversify and expand their respective agricultural markets. The Russian government has already signed the trade deal from what can be understood.

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The Daily Express:

France in Uproar! Corsican Conflict Escalates!

July 31st, 2006

The French government is in uproar as of this moment. The ongoing Corsican Conflict against the FLNC which seeks for Corsican Independence through brutal terror tactics has stopped. However this is not good news. The internal factions of the Corsican Conflict on side of the Corsican Nationalists have ceased, and have been united into the ‘Corsican Liberation Army’ or the CLA and they have currently ‘declared’ war on France. Multiple villages and towns in Corsica have become subject to occupation from the CLA or at least attacks from the CLA.

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CLA troops.

The CLA has announced that they shall respect international laws and rules and obligations regarding the rules of war, however would continue in its struggle against the French. Around 26 French soldiers have been killed in the island from what we can understand in the past three days already. The CLA has announced that after they complete the War of Independence, they will hesitantly allow naturalized French citizens from the mainland decide whether or not they wish to stay in an independent Corsican State, with the condition in remaining in Corsica to be learning the language and swearing loyalty to a new Corsican state.

This new soft approach made by the CLA alongside their strong hard approach against the Parisian government has raised many eyebrows, and discontent Corsican youths are said to be joining the CLA in rapid amounts. The French government has responded by stating that they would retaliate against the ‘terrorists’ with all that they had and that by the end of the year, the CLA would be snuffed out of Corsica. The French government has reiterated their claims on Corsica stating that Corsica has been a permanent part of France ever since the Corsican Crisis of the mid-eighteenth century.

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Corsica. Red denotes the lands under control of the CLA

The CLA has responded by stated that it is not, and would not accept French attacks on the Corsican people. The Italian government has declared diplomatic support for France, however has stated that they will not partake in military actions against the CLA. The Spanish and British governments have diplomatically backed the French governments. The Russian and Chinese governments have remained quiet about the issue, however from what reporters on the ground have stated, the Russian government is more focused on dealing with the aftermath of their own insurgency.

***

“Agent 3D8Y6 here.”

“Alright, where are the items?”

“Oh shut up Corsican. I came here running all the way from Nice in a speedboat. Here, your weapons are in the speedboat. Anti-tank weaponry, and a lot of assault rifles, bullets, protective gear, and some good modern equipment.”

“Thank you. We will not forget your aid for an independent Corsica.”

“You had better not. My higher ups are running a risky game doing this.”

“Indeed. But from what I can understand…..?”

“Tit for tat. Geopolitics sounds like a game for children when I think about it that way, though.”


***

Russia Today:

Alexey Lushnikov, Leader of the New Green Deal, and other Green Movements Put in Petition for Reintroduction of the Caspian Tiger.

August 3rd, 2006

Amidst growing economic and environmental consciousness in Russia, over the New Green Deal, the leader of said deal, and almost all of the Green political activist groups in Russia have signed a petition with 67,000 people signing the petition to start the reintroduction of the Caspian Tiger in the Volga River Delta which is in Russian territory. Biologists and scientists declared in 2004 that the reintroduction was possible, due to increased Russian growth and development.

The Russian government has issued a statement stating that the reintroduction programme will be verified in the State Duma with a vote between the Members of the Russian Parliament. They have stated that the vote would be democratic and to see if the reintroduction was feasible.

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The Caspian Tiger reborn in Russia in 2008.

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Russia Today:

Russian State Duma votes 268-232 For Reintroduction of the Caspian Tiger. Russian Government states that 76 Tigers will be reintroduced!

August 5th, 2006

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New York Tribunal:

Egypt Attacked! Electric Grid Fails and Cyberattacks continue.

August 10th, 2006

The Egyptian government has announced that they have exerted martial law as the country reels from cyberattacks that have never been done in such scales before. Yesterday evening, almost the entirety of the electric grid in Egypt went off leading to a loss of electricity in the nation for two hours before the grids could be restarted again. The Stock Exchange of Egypt was also targeted, and it seems that the Egyptian value in international stocks have sunk by 16%, inflicting a major attack on the Egyptian economy. Multiple classified documents from the Egyptian military regarding their military capabilities have been released to the public, and the identities of multiple Egyptian operatives have also been compromised. Websites have been filled with spam, and the electoral electric system of Egypt has also been attacked, and the power outage has led to loss of information and data in the electoral engines of Egypt.

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Egyptian power outage due to the attack.

The Egyptian government has called this a cyber attack of the scale that has never been seen before. This cyber attack has also managed to make the investor confidence in Egypt scale massively down, and Egyptian share values have degraded by 9 points over the past 24 hours. The Egyptian government has also defaulted it’s debts partially over this crisis.

One commentator in America has stated that “The Egyptian economy will take years to recover.”

This attack from what we can understand has been done independently. One Egyptian cyber security personnel managed to track a hacker to an apartment in Luxor. The Egyptian security forces have already raided said apartment in Luxor which has resulted in the security forces by mistake disturbing a family which lived in the site seen in the attack. The Egyptian government has stated that this was likely the work of the radical insurgency going on in the Sinai Peninsula under the Islamic forces there. The Islamic Forces haven’t denied or accepted this however. Some in the Egyptian government have also accused the Israeli Government for conducting this cyber attack over the Egyptian refusal to accept the Israeli attacks against Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Israel has denied this allegation.

The Egyptian government has also declared partial martial law in Egypt for one week over this issue. The Egyptian government has vowed to track down these hackers.

According to the International Monetary Fund, the Egyptian economy has lost $30 Billion in the attacks and the debt of the Egyptian economy has almost tripled. The costs of maintaining the state in Egypt has increased by twice the previous amount, and the International Monetary Fund has stated that the Egyptian economy has been pushed half a decade backwards. The value of the Suez Canal has also unfortunately suffered, and the Egyptian economy is currently in crisis.

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Russia Today:

Chancellor Yavlinsky Announces End of the Last 3 Year Plan two months early

August 15th, 2006

The Russian Chancellor and Head of Government, Yavlinsky has announced that the third and last 3 year economic plan has come to a close. The Chancellor stated that the plan would have ended earlier if not for the insurgency, however with the insurgency well past Russia, the economic achievements of Russia have been astounding. Despite the insurgency which resulted in the deaths of around 1200 people all around Russia including the Czarina of Russia, the Russian economic growth rate has hit an all time high of 13.3% as the Russian economy hits the $2 Trillion mark. The Russian government has been successful enough to provide an extra 1,000,000 jobs in the past three years, and the Eurasian Ruble has seen a rise in value over the past three years by 67%. The government of Russia under Yavlinsky has announced that by 2010, it is the ambition of Russia to reach the $3 Trillion mark. According to what has been released to the public, the Russian GDP is now being spent by the government under the following proportions:-

Military: 4%

Service Sector: 45%

Agriculture: 1%

Industry: 40%

Health Care: 5%

Other: 5%

The Russian Government has unveiled a comprehensive amount of new economic reforms on part of President Yavlinsky, and the economic forum of Russia. This new economic plan which plans to end in 2009, consists of the following plans and directives:-

  • Count, Save and Pay – Establishing and Propagation of Thrifty Model of Energy resources, establishing governmental coordination of mass installation and production of counters and economizers.
  • New Light – gradual replacement of tradition incandescent light bulbs with more efficient types of lamps; development of the national production of energy saving devices.
  • Energetically Efficient City Block – Pilot Project aimed into creation of efficient energy distribution and saving in urban blocks of several Russian cities.
  • Energetically Efficient Social Sector – Realization of the energy efficiency programs in schools and hospitals, with subsequent enlargement of the project scope to all social services.
  • Local Energy Systems – Developing of the local systems of electricity generation and central heating, where such small scale systems can be more effective than large, centralized systems, development of the production of the equipment for local energy generation and supply.
  • Innovative Energy Supply – Stimulation of new innovative developments in the energy sector; nationwide technological contests in the area of energy efficiency.
  • Development of the Standard Project of the Optimized and Informatized Powerblock based on the VVER Technology – Development by 2010 of all technology needed for a modern nuclear power station with the VVER type reactor, adapted for Russian as well as for European and Asian markets.
  • New Technological Platform; closed nuclear fuel cycle and fast neutron rectors - Development by 2020 of a new technological base in nuclear technology, characterized by the usage of closed nuclear fuel cycle and fast neutron reactors. This technology allows better efficiency of nuclear fuel usage, an important advantage in light of the expected future squeeze in the world’s uranium supply.
  • Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion – Development by 2050 of practical methods of controlled Thermonuclear Fusion, the technology aimed to production of cheap energy will be fully independent from non-renewable resources.
  • Development of supercomputing and grid technology – creation of the common space for domestically produced high performance supercomputers on the basis of gird computing.
  • Electronic government – gradual movement towards the e-government.
Chancellor Yavlinsky has announced that these reforms, barring the ones for 2020, and 2065 to be finished by 2010 at most. The International Monetary Fund has stated that if all ends are met, then the Russian economy could hit $3.5 Trillion by 2010, which may be one of the highest growth rates in history, only matched by the astronomical rise of Britain in 1790-1815, the rise of American industrial power in 1865-1914, and the current growth of the Chinese manufacturing sector.

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Ya don't poke Russia when it is resurgent. Very nice twists in the chapter though.
With Egypt's state being weakened, I suppose other Russian allies could fill in this economic gap hole over the next few years and well, that makes the French become even more uncomfortable. More points for potential tensions.
 
Ya don't poke Russia when it is resurgent. Very nice twists in the chapter though.
Indeed. You poke a bear then you need to expect it to bite back.
With Egypt's state being weakened, I suppose other Russian allies could fill in this economic gap hole over the next few years and well, that makes the French become even more uncomfortable. More points for potential tensions.
Yes, and France is going to be interesting.....
 
Ah there it is, Russians doing what Russians do best. I can't help but think that this cyberattack will accelerate the Cyber Attack and Security arms race faster than OTL.

I agree with Kienle, Egypt taking such a drastic hit economically would be good news for other local powers to grow their influence in the region, like Iran and Turkey.

Speaking of influence in the Middle East, how's Saudi Arabia doing at this time?

Iraq is still reeling from the US Intervention so it still needs to rebuild, maybe the Russians can help monetarily (as long as it doesn't cause conflict with Iran).
 
Ah there it is, Russians doing what Russians do best. I can't help but think that this cyberattack will accelerate the Cyber Attack and Security arms race faster than OTL.
Heh, we'll see.
I agree with Kienle, Egypt taking such a drastic hit economically would be good news for other local powers to grow their influence in the region, like Iran and Turkey.
Indeed it will.
Speaking of influence in the Middle East, how's Saudi Arabia doing at this time?
More or less keeping their head down with the increased tensions.
Iraq is still reeling from the US Intervention so it still needs to rebuild, maybe the Russians can help monetarily (as long as it doesn't cause conflict with Iran).
I have plans for Iraq.....
 
Ah there it is, Russians doing what Russians do best. I can't help but think that this cyberattack will accelerate the Cyber Attack and Security arms race faster than OTL.
In a very broadly-speaking manner, I imagine technology of TTL will begin to surpass OTL by mid-2020s, given that the world is becoming more developed relative to OTL, especially in Eastern Europe (the region still has a huge number talents) and some of Russian allies.
Side note, everyone could refer to me as Kien.
 
Nice chapter, btw is Ethiopia still a russian allies and if they still is maybe it’s time for russia to help build The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
 
I'm a bit confused if the Americans backed France and Egypt or not? Seems like something the CIA would do.
They did, however Russia isn't targeting America, because there isn't any direct link to America. France and Egypt wouldn't have moved without Washington's approval.
 
I am not sure executing foreign agents is as smart as deporting them. Executing means the risk of getting innocent people, deporting sends a clearer signal that ‘we can get to your people’ than these assets going missing.

Also targeting British and American agents without a direct link to events is asking for retaliation.

I know this is a ‘Russia-wank’ to use the phrase, but I think you might be overdoing the ‘economic miracle’ a bit too much.
 
I am not sure executing foreign agents is as smart as deporting them. Executing means the risk of getting innocent people, deporting sends a clearer signal that ‘we can get to your people’ than these assets going missing.
Not exactly, only the French are being executed. British and Americans are going to be expanded on in the next chapter.
Also targeting British and American agents without a direct link to events is asking for retaliation.
^^^
I know this is a ‘Russia-wank’ to use the phrase, but I think you might be overdoing the ‘economic miracle’ a bit too much.
I am literally just using the Formula of Marginal Utility and the Demand-Supply Curve and adding $10 billion to the answer. So much wasted potential in Russia during the 1990s.....
 
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