MOSCOW. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Russia will take into account its national interests in the event of new Western sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"It [the response] will not involve 'the slamming of the doors or some falsely understood hurts. We will take into account our national interest: protect our economy, protect our social sphere, protect our business and simultaneously draw conclusions from our partner's actions," the minister said in the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations on Monday.