Overload Resolution fails with generic types, Visual Basic

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'Rextester.Program.Main is the entry point for your code. Don't change it.
'Microsoft (R) Visual Basic Compiler version 2.9.0.63208 (958f2354)

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions

Namespace Rextester
    Public Module Program
        Class TypeKey(Of T)
            Public Sub New()

End Sub
            Public Shared Operator =(k0 As TypeKey(Of T), k1 As TypeKey(Of T)) As Boolean
                Return True
            End Operator
            Public Shared Operator <>(k0 As TypeKey(Of T), k1 As TypeKey(Of T)) As Boolean
                Return False
            End Operator
            'Public Shared Operator =(k0 As TypeKey(Of T), k1 As Object) As Boolean
            '    Return False
            'End Operator
            'Public Shared Operator <>(k0 As TypeKey(Of T), k1 As Object) As Boolean
            '    Return True
            'End Operator
        End Class

Public Function is_same_type(Of U, V)() As Boolean
            Return New TypeKey(Of U)() = New TypeKey(Of V)()
        End Function

Sub Main()
            Console.WriteLine(New TypeKey(Of Integer)() = New TypeKey(Of Integer)())
            Console.WriteLine(is_same_type(Of Integer, Integer)())
        End Sub
        End Module
End Namespace

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