Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia must work with the U.S., as there are key common interests uniting the two countries.

In the statements he made to Rossiya channel, the Russian president said: “We have disagreements on a variety of issues on the international agenda.”

“However, there is something that unites us, forcing us to work together,” Putin underlined and explained: “I mean our general efforts to make the world economy more democratic and balanced, so that the world order can in turn become more democratic. This is our common agenda.”