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An agreement on extending the presence of Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine is considered to be constitutional, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko said on Thursday.

"The Constitutional Court yesterday handed down a ruling on an inquiry that had been sent to it on this issue last year. It is quite clear and understandable," Hryschenko said.

"So, this issue is constitutional in legal terms, in line with the Constitutional Court ruling," Hryschenko said.