Lavrov: Differences in the interests of Russia and America should not lead to conflict Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said: In most cases, the national interests of America and Russia will not be compatible with each other. But when these interests overlap, ignoring this opportunity and not turning it into the implementation of joint and beneficial projects for both parties would be an unwise and wrong action. On the other hand, when the interests of Russia and America are not aligned with each other, allowing them to escalate into a military conflict or any other kind of conflict would be an unacceptable action.