Quote: Ukrainian Defence Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov has said that Russia applies double standards when it criticizes Ukraine's willingness to cooperate with NATO. Yekhanurov was speaking at a briefing in Kyiv today summing up his first 100 days in office.
"As for the Russian Federation's cooperation, I would like to repeat that there are two standards: the one which Russia chose for itself, which is a very high level of cooperation, and the other one for the others, that is, for us," Yekhanurov said.
"This standard is about cooperation at a level twice as low (compared with Russia's)," he said.
Ukraine has still a lot to do in order to reach at least two thirds of what Russia has done in its cooperation with NATO. This primarily relates to cooperation in the military and technical spheres, Yekhanurov said.
"What I am allowed to, nobody else is," Yekhanurov said explaining Russia's position on the issue. Yekhanurov added that he favoured equal partnership and mutual respect.
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