Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: In the vast majority of cases, the national interests of America and Russia will not coincide. But when these interests do overlap, it would be foolish and wrong not to translate this convergence into the implementation of joint, mutually beneficial projects. And when the interests of Russia and the United States do not coincide, it would be a crime to allow those differences to escalate into a heated conflict, or indeed any kind of conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: In the vast majority of cases, the national interests of America and Russia will not coincide. But when these interests do overlap, it would be foolish and wrong not to translate this convergence into the implementation of joint, mutually beneficial projects. And when the interests of Russia and the United States do not coincide, it would be a crime to allow those differences to escalate into a heated conflict, or indeed any kind of conflict.