Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Archive photoMOSCOW, Oct 8 We have the ability to protect our national interests. if necessary, we will use their full force, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. “Of course, we have every opportunity to protect our national interests. While we are responding to acts of economic aggression with sufficient restraint, our patience is not unlimited,» Lavrov said in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper. According to him, «tearing the Russian economy to shreds, as Barack Obama passionately desired, did not work and will not work.» with the Asia-Pacific states have intensified, Lavrov said
