Russia Resurgent - A TL
- Thread starter Sarthak
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Interested in whether we still see Xi Jinping lead the PRC or see another successor to Hu Jintao as well.
indeed. Let's say the 2008 Bavarian elections will be interesting!
Chapter 50: War Looms a lot.
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New York Times:
March 8th, 2008
Chancellor-Elect Boris Nemtsov Announces New Cabinet Composition. New Cabinet will take power on the 1st of July, 2008.
"It is the foremost wish of myself and my cabinet that we will be able to take care of the growing problem in the economy and growing recession worldwide." - Chancellor Elect Boris Nemtsov.
New York Times:
March 8th, 2008
Chancellor-Elect Boris Nemtsov Announces New Cabinet Composition. New Cabinet will take power on the 1st of July, 2008.
"It is the foremost wish of myself and my cabinet that we will be able to take care of the growing problem in the economy and growing recession worldwide." - Chancellor Elect Boris Nemtsov.
| Position | Name | Political Party |
| Sovereign | Tsar Mikhail II of Russia | N/A |
| Chancellor | Boris Nemtsov | United Russia |
| Prime Minister | Alexander Lebed | EUP |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Sergei Naryshkin | United Russia |
| Minister of Agriculture | Vladimir Milov | United Russia |
| Minister of Communication and Mass Media | Elvira Nabiullina | United Russia |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Anton Silvanov | Independent |
| Minister of Culture | Alexander Zhukov | EUP |
| Minister of Defense | Anatoly Serdyukov | United Russia |
| Minister of Finance, Economics, Trade and Industry | Mikhail Kasyanov | EUP |
| Minister of Education | Nikita Belykh | United Russia |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mikhail Fradkov | Independent |
| Minister of Health and the Federal Healthcare Service | Tatyana Golikova | EUP |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology | Viktoria Abramchenko | United Russia |
| Minister of Sport | Garry Kasparov | United Russia |
| Minister of Transportation | Dennis Manturov | United Russia |
| Minister of Technology | Leonid Reiman | United Russia |
| Minister of Environmental Affairs | Oleg Mitvol | Independent |
| Director of the F.S.B. | Vladimir Putin | Independent |
| Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces | Nikolai Yegorovich Makarov | Independent |
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The Daily Telegraph:
March, 2008
Reformists Win Election in Iran.
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The Daily Mail:
March 12th, 2008
Andean War Erupts as Second Colombian Raid is Pushed Back by Ecuadorian Troops.
On March 10, a second FARC attack on Colombia saw the deaths of at least 24 Colombian villagers. This prompted a second Colombian incursion into Ecuador. However at the border at Puerto Ospina around 50 Ecuadorian troops stopped the raid and the two Latin American countries faced off with another. 40 Columbian troops against 50 Ecuadorian. As both sides were unwilling to turn back, someone fired the trigger. And all hell was let loose. The so called 'Battle of Puerto Ospina' saw the Ecuadorians push the Columbians out of Ecuador with the Columbian troops suffering 21 dead and the Ecuadorian contingent having 16 dead. Tensions have flared and Venezuela has started to send raids into Columbia and Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador have all declared a 'State of Conflict' with another with martial law. On the ground, all sides are equally balanced in favor with one another, with the only notable disadvantage is that Columbia has no Main Battle Tank whatsoever in comparison to the 300 Tanks in the Venezuelan army and 80 tanks in the Ecuadorian army, but that disadvantage is more or less neutralized by the loads of anti-armor weapons that Columbia has. In the seas, Venezuela and Ecuador hold a decisive edge over the Columbians with the Ecuadorian navy capable of conducting trade interdiction should they be ordered to do so. However it is in the air, that Columbia holds a decisive advantage. Columbia has around 220 warplanes capable of combat whilst Venezuela has around 20. Ecuador has a very robust and modern set of Su-30s (around 25 of them), but no matter how modern Ecuador's air force is, a force of 25 will be unable to deal with 220 warplanes in the skies, no matter its technological and qualitative edge. President Kerry has called for calm in the region, however has stated that the USA would support Columbia unconditionally. On the other side of the globe, Russian Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky has stated that "War should be the last option. All sides need to come to talks." Nonetheless, no side seems to want to stop now. Despite talks happening in a frenzy, and the other Latin American nations looking on in worry, we are sorry to report, the situation has very much devolved into a war. March 12th, 2008
Andean War Erupts as Second Colombian Raid is Pushed Back by Ecuadorian Troops.
Ecuadorian troops moving to the border.
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Russia Today:
March, 2oo8
Dmitry Medvedev of the Eurasian Unionist Party wins the Moscow Mayoral Elections.
South China Sea Post:
March, 2008
2008 National People's Congress Names Li Keqiang as Vice President of the People's Republic of China.
The 1st Session of the 11th Congress took place in Beijing, March 2008 this year. The ten day premium elected the new governors and government officials of the Chinese nation. Amidst the global recession, which has made economies drive to a halt, with America's progress halting, Russia's economic miracle dying out, and India's economic progress halting, only China seems to be the one with their economy which is still functioning at least on some levels normally. President Hu Jintao's second term was accepted by the election committee and Zheng Qinghong's tenure as Vice President came to an end as the rising star, Li Keqiang was named the Vice President of the People's Republic through an election through the People's Congress. The ruling in the election came as a surprise as many expected Xi Jinping to become the vice president, nonetheless, Li Keqiang himself is a competent man and extremely well liked by the Chinese public, and therefore it is highly likely that Jintao was working with his successor in mind and it is highly likely that Li Keqiang will be the next President of the People's Republic of China. President Hu Jintao has been re-affirmed as the President of the PRC for the time being as well.
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Tokyo Times:
March, 2008
President Ma Ying-jeou sparks controversy as he states that 'Unification is Inevitable.'
In a statement towards the media in Taipei, the newly elected President Ma from the KMT of Taiwan has sparked controversy by stating that unification with the mainland was inevitable. President Ma has taken his statement back and has amended it by stating that 'Unification would only happen if the people wanted it'. Nonetheless, this has sparked another row of comments and debates on a possible unification. Pro-Unification sentiments in Taiwan are at an all time high. The One Nation, Two System method applied by the PRC in Hong Kong and Macau has been effective and under President Hu Jintao has till date respected the autonomy of the two SARs leading many in Taiwan to believe that the ONTS could be applied to Taiwan as well should unification occur. Nonetheless, the Tibetan unrest in Tibet, which has been a set of protests against the central government in Tibet has marred this view somewhat. Nonetheless, President Jintao has been credited with the fact that he has been able to look at the current events in Taiwan and has responded in kind with a peaceful suppression of protests in Tibet by opening up dialogue in Tibet and granting them a new autonomous plan, which has again only raised pro-unification sentiments in the island nation. Nonetheless, according to one poll conducted by Ma-Siew the current polls on pro-unification in the island are:
1. Pro-Unification: (41%)
2. Anti-Unification/Status Quo : 53%
3. Undecided: 6%.
Nonetheless, despite this shakeup, things are unlikely to change for the moment.
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Guess Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang switch roles ITTL. And anyways, will we see more of Bo Xilai ITTL?
@Sārthākā - Great stuff! Just one minor niggle. 'Columbia' is a poetic name for the Americas. The country is Colombia.
The us will provide unofficial military and intelligence support to the Colombians to knock down Chavez.
The sides are pretty much equal and war isn't in the best interests of any of the countries involved (even for the USA because the price of oil will surely rise due to the war)
So for all these reasons, I think that the US would probably urge Uribe to back off quickly after his initial strike.
The incident might have a brief effect on the US elections. No doubt GOP supporters would try to portray this as showing the need for a strong leader. Together with the ongoing economic crisis, the Republicans would have even more chances of victory in the 2008 elections.