"The Russian Federation and the United States of America, the two biggest nuclear powers in the world, but apart from nuclear-wise, we have a lot in common. We have huge territories, natural resources, technologies, science, education, and of course human capital."
- Sergei LavrovLongtime Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov frequently talks about the similarities and differences between Russia and the US. Lavrov has stressed throughout his decades-long diplomatic career that both countries have a lot in common beyond being nuclear superpowers, even in spite of their ideol…