SIRIUS /Federal Territory/, March 4. /TASS/. Today’s situation between Russia and the United States is worse than the Caribbean crisis to Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev.

"I’ll say one bitter thing that today’s situation is much worse than the 1962 crisis," the politician said, addressing the Knowledge. First educational marathon on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival. "This is a full-out war being waged against Russia using US weapons and involving US special task forces and US advisors," he emphasized.

According to Medvedev, the West is well aware of the extent of Russia’s strategic borders, and yet it "ignored ages-old rules and staged a geopolitical intervention, first in Georgia, then in Ukraine." "And we are witnessing similar attempts in Moldova and Central Asian countries," he added.

"Fortunately, Central Asian governments show restraint and wisdom as they understand everything only too well and pursue far-sighted policies," Medvedev concluded.