Russia's former president said the US thinks it won the Cold War but is now on the verge of losing it

• Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev said that the US erroneously believes it won the Cold War.
• "What's more, it is now just one step away from losing it completely," Medvedev added.
• The Putin loyalist has routinely threatened nuclear attacks on the West. 

Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev said the US had erroneously "decided that it had won the Cold War."

At the 12th International Legal Forum in St Petersburg on June 27, Medvedev, now the deputy chair of Russia's Security Council, said: "It was a very serious misconception. The US did not win it."

He added: "What's more, it is now just one step away from losing it completely."