Ukraine to end military cooperation with Russia - Yarema

11:52, 04.04.2014 1 min read

Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaliy Yarema has said that Kyiv plans to end military cooperation with Russia.

"It's complete madness to make products for Russia that will then be directed against us, and such a decision has already been made by the prime minister that we are ending military cooperation with Russia," he said at a meeting with regional media in Kyiv on Friday.

He noted that Ukraine traditionally was very actively cooperating with Russia in the military-industrial complex and that many companies that produce military goods exported to Russia were operating in Ukraine. The abrupt end to such cooperation with Russia will trigger serious losses for the Ukrainian economy, he added.

In this regard, Yarema said, serious work is currently being conducted to find other markets for Ukrainian defense products. In particular, the government plans to redirect exports to eastern markets, he said.