MOSCOW, february 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s government would fulfil the promises it made to Ukrainian partners, if the authorities were legitimate and effective, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

“Of course, we will continue cooperation with Ukrainian partners in all directions we have agreed on and will try to do our utmost to fulfil our promises,” he said.

“At the same time we need to see our partners keeping themselves in good shape and the authorities remaining legitimate and effective,” he said. “We proceed from an assumption that the authorities should focus on protection of people and law enforcement structures that defend interests of the state and people.”

“Only in this case we can develop full-fledged economic cooperation,” Medvedev added.