KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukrainians risked becoming disillusioned with Ukraine's pro-European path if there are further delays to plans to cement its closer integration with the European Union. The European Union reached an agreement on visa waivers for Ukraine in December, after weeks of stalling, but the decision has yet to come into effect. "To delay further would be flagrantly unfair as Ukraine has paid a high price," Poroshenko told foreign ambassadors to Ukraine. "We are all witnesses to efforts to build a new iron curtain and it is today's Russia that is building it," Poroshenko said. Western support for Ukraine has contributed to a deterioration in relations with Russia to their worst since the Cold War.

Source: The Star January 16, 2017 22:33 UTC