Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: In the vast majority of cases, the national interests of America and Russia will not coincide. But when these interests coincide, it would be foolish and wrong not to use this coincidence to implement joint, mutually beneficial projects. And when the interests of Russia and the United States are incompatible, it would be a crime to allow those differences to escalate into open conflict or some other form of confrontation.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: In the vast majority of cases, the national interests of America and Russia will not coincide. But when these interests coincide, it would be foolish and wrong not to use this coincidence to implement joint, mutually beneficial projects. And when the interests of Russia and the United States are incompatible, it would be a crime to allow those differences to escalate into open conflict or some other form of confrontation.