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After mocking deal, Moscow says Ukraine-UK security agreement is only half-finished. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that security pact agreed by U.K. and Ukraine last week was “semi-finished,” continuing Russian criticism of the deal.

“A few months ago, when they had clashes over whether to admit Ukraine to NATO or the European Union, not everyone was in favor, not everyone was happy. Everyone understood perfectly well that this was another completely senseless and irresponsible step, a risky step for European security. And as such, a semi-finished product, the conclusion of bilateral agreements with individual Western countries was invented,” Lavrov said at a press conference Thursday, news agnecy Tass reported.