The Russian Federation Announced a "Cold War Era" Return

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Sanctions and "protecting one's selfish interests" create a state of permanent instability in the world, Medvedev said. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that relations between Moscow and Washington have returned to the Cold War era. On Friday, April 23rd, RIA Novosti reported. "Over recent years, relations between Russia and the United States have actually moved from rivalry to confrontation, in fact, they returned to the Cold War era. Sanctions pressure, threats, conflict confrontation, their selfish interests protection - all this plunges the world into a state of permanent instability," Medvedev said. In his opinion, Russia today, as before the USSR, "is in a state of catching up with the United States in terms of the level of threats to its opponent." Medvedev recalled the Caribbean crisis of 1962 and noted that then the situation was saved by the leaders of both countries, who maintained a sober assessment and recognized the "wisdom of a compromise." "Between the USSR and the United States there was an equal dialogue, carried out not through the language of threats and ultimatums," Medvedev said. Recall, the United States said "they saw reports of Russia's intention to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian border, but Washington is waiting for action." Earlier it was reported that the dynamics and tone of negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation changed over the year, as Russian negotiators underestimated the Ukrainian authorities.