According to Lavrov, all reasonable observers understand "that this is a road to nowhere". MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. NATO members intend to conduct so-called defensive battles far from their territories, in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. "In July, at the Washington summit, NATO leaders reaffirmed their claim to the alliance's leading role not only in the Euro-Atlantic region, but also in the Asia-Pacific region. If you read the NATO declaration, it turns