I respect Russian hardware because I studied classified details for years. Do I think it is as good as U.S. or European hardware? No, but it demands healthy respect, and they are getting better. An awful lot of dead U.S. airmen in Korea and Vietnam respect the MiGs they encountered.
I don't know enough about the Mirage 2000, but in general, one of the very great strengths of Western airframes is the machine/man interface. That is one area where there is still a substantial lead, IMO.