Gottemoeller, who has led bilateral nuclear disarmament talks with Russia, said updates were a logical necessary step for Russia's outdated armed services, but as long as mutual confidence and communication regarding Russia's military activities are maintained, the changes do not need to be a problem, ETV reported.

Disarmament talks with Russia have been developing smoothly, she said, since Barack Obama's call for a nuclear weapons-free world in a proposition in Prague in 2009.

This year's Lennart Meri Conference was entitled: "The North-South Split - Managing a New World Order."