The Ukrainian authorities admitted for the first time on Tuesday Moscow had asked Kiev to delay signing a pact with Brussels that would have opened the ex-Soviet state's path to EU membership. Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov's disclosure came as thousands of protesters prepared to gather in central Kiev for a third day of mass demonstrations against Ukraine's shock decision to scrap the landmark agreement in favour of closer relations with historic master Russia. EU leaders have angrily accused Russia of putting political and economic pressure on its smaller neighbour not to sign the Association Agreement at a two-day summit that starts in Vilnius on Thursday. Russia has rejected the charge and accused Brussels itself of "blackmailing" the Ukrainian leadership by fanning the demonstrations in Kiev.
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