Eagle Sauce: The 055 destroyer was launched into the sea just after the founding of the country?

"Okay, I admit that we did make some 'slight' adjustments in the international market..."

"But everything we do is to keep the free world safe,"

Howell's voice became serious and firm.

"Look at what you have done in Eastern Europe - imposing the Red Front, suppressing any dissenting voices, and turning the entire region into your vassal."

"Now you are teaming up with Longguo to try to expand your influence in the Far East. The Eagle Sauce has the responsibility to stop this behavior that threatens the free world."

"The free world?" Joseph sneered, his voice full of sarcasm. "Are you referring to the 'free world' that allows racial segregation, exploits the working class, and lets capitalists do whatever they want?"

"At least in Maoxiong, our people will not be turned away from restaurants because of their skin color, and will not lose their fortunes because of illness!"

"Yeah, in the Soviet Union they'd just be sent to the Gulag for saying the wrong thing," Howell retorted, "or have millions starve to death because of a failed agricultural reform."

“Don’t try to sound morally superior to me, Comrade Joseph. History will remember everyone’s actions.”

Joseph's hands were clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white from the exertion.

"Damn it, you capitalist pigs, your true colors have finally been revealed!"

"When the Hans threatened the world, you were reluctant to join the war and watched Europe engulfed in flames. It was the people of Russia who won the war with their blood and lives!"

“And now, you are ungrateful and betraying the martyrs who sacrificed their lives to defeat fascism!”

"We haven't forgotten the sacrifices," Howell's voice deepened. "But we also won't forget the Iron Curtain you drew over Eastern Europe after the war, and the threats and controls you imposed on your neighbors."

“The end of World War II does not mean that you can replace fascism with another form of totalitarianism…”

Joseph's chest heaved violently, he felt dizzy, and his temples throbbed, but he still forced himself to continue this heated argument.

"Howell, what you are doing will only push the world towards greater division and confrontation. The economic blockade by the US will not destroy the Russian bear, but will only make us more united and more determined to resist your hegemony!"

"Perhaps," Howell said with unsettling confidence, "but history has proven that no system can survive in prolonged economic isolation. The US bear model has inherent flaws that will eventually lead to its collapse. The US hawks are simply accelerating this inevitable historical process."

"Arrogant!" Joseph roared. "Do you think your capitalist system is flawless?"

"Just wait and see, one day the oppressed working class will rise up and overthrow your rule!"

Howell chuckled. "We'll wait and see. But before that, perhaps you should be concerned about how to resolve the military difficulties in the Far East and the worsening economic crisis at home."

“After all… history waits for no one who is obsessed with ideological disputes.”

"Enough!" Joseph practically roared, "I understand now. The Eagles never truly considered us allies. You've been waiting for the right moment to deliver a fatal blow to us!"

"Very good, in that case, let the whole world see clearly who was the first to tear up the wartime alliance and who pushed the world towards a new Cold War!"

Howell's voice retained that irritating calmness.

“History will prove who is right, Comrade Joseph. I only hope that when you look back on all this, you will not regret the decision you made today.”

"My only regret is having illusions about the Eagle Sauce!"

Joseph snapped, then slammed down the phone with such force it practically shattered the receiver.

His face flushed, his breathing was rapid, and his chest heaved violently, as if he had just experienced intense physical labor.

Karpov looked at his leader anxiously, fearing he might suffer a stroke from excessive anger.

"Comrade Karpov," Joseph finally said, his voice hoarse with anger, "convene all members of the Politburo and the Military Commission immediately."

"From today on, the US is no longer a potential partner, but a clear enemy. Prepare to fully respond to their economic war!"

Karpov immediately nodded and quickly left the office to carry out the order.

Watching Karpov leave, Joseph calmed down again and stood alone at the window, looking at the scenery of Moscow outside the Kremlin.

The former allies have now become the most dangerous enemies.

A new war—a war without the sound of gunfire, but equally brutal—has officially begun.

The stakes of this war are not only the fate of the two superpowers, but also the landscape of the entire world for decades to come.

From today on, the world will be divided into two opposing camps by an invisible iron curtain, and a new era of Cold War has officially begun...

……

After that phone call between the White House and the Kremlin, the world situation deteriorated dramatically.

President Howell no longer concealed the true intentions of the Eagle Sauce and ordered a comprehensive increase in economic sanctions against the Bear.

The US Treasury Department froze all of Russia's assets in the West, and the State Department pressured its allies to cut off all trade with Russia.

Soon, the Russian bear found itself excluded from the entire Western economic system, unable to import even the most basic medical equipment and medicines.

Winter has arrived earlier than usual in Moscow.

In mid-October, the first snow quietly covered the city.

In the brightly lit conference room of the Kremlin, Joseph listened to reports from various departments with a gloomy face.

"Comrades, the situation is worse than we expected," Finance Minister Golovkin said, his voice hoarse with fatigue. "Industrial production has dropped by 35%, and shortages of basic necessities are spreading across the country."

"There have been large protests in Leningrad, Kiev and Kharkiv."

"The situation in the army is also not optimistic. More than 40 percent of tanks and armored vehicles are inoperable due to a shortage of spare parts," Bogdanov added.

"The supply lines on the Far East front have been nearly cut off, and the troops trapped by the Dragon Kingdom are in danger of running out of ammunition and food."

Joseph clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from excessive force. His eyes were bloodshot, and the wrinkles on his face seemed to have deepened overnight.

This iron-blooded leader who once made the whole of Europe tremble now looks extremely tired and old.

"That's not all," Security Minister Karpov's voice broke the brief silence, his expression frighteningly serious. "We have solid intelligence showing that the US Central Intelligence Agency is actively operating in Eastern European member states."

"Not only have they contacted opposition leaders in various countries, providing them with funding, weapons, and intelligence support, they have even begun trying to instigate these countries to leave our camp..."