MOSCOW, February 22 Controversies within the United States are connected with their attempts “despite diminishing forces to play first fiddle” on the world stage, the situation on the border with Mexico shows the depth of these internal contradictions, says Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.
«When you look at what is happening on the border with Mexico, I can hardly imagine it under another president. Well, there is direct disobedience of federal authority, and the supreme ruler of the United States cannot do anything about it… This such a very colorful touch, showing the depth of the contradictions. And they are connected with the fact that the United States is trying, despite its waning strength, to play first fiddle in the international arena,» Medvedev said in an interview with Russian media, including.