KIEV, February 25, 2004. (RIA Novosti correspondent Viktor Demidenko). The dismissal of the Russian government will not influence Russian-Ukrainian relations, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma said.
Russia remains Ukraine's strategic partner, Kuchma told a press conference in Kiev.
He believes that Russian-Ukrainian cooperation will be developing.
Ukraine is interested in further expansion of relations with Russia, Kuchma stressed.
