The Interfax News Agency says President Yushchenko told journalists in Saint Petersburg that Ukraine will fulfill its side of the fleet agreement to the last letter.

• 他说，根据这项协议，舰队的驻扎时间有可能延长。俄罗斯不愿意看到自己的夥伴在距离合约期满还有9年的时候就要求舰队撤离。