MSC debates witness significant differences on security between West, Russia

At the same time, Russia believes that their implementation depends, first of all, on Kiev authorities, he said.

The prime minister admitted that the West and Russia were holding different opinions, but also struck a more positive note, saying "our positions differ, but they do not differ as much as 40 years ago when a wall was standing in Europe."

The Iran nuclear talks, the UN's climate change summit in Paris as well as Thursday's Munich meeting on Syria, Medvedev noted, all showed that collaboration brought positive impacts.

Facing various challenges including terrorism and regional conflicts, cooperation instead of confrontation is needed, he went on to say, so that the world can maintain peace which was regained on the ruins after the WWII.