Chrystia Freeland and Viktor Yanukovich

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, left, and the Financial Times' US Managing Editor and TV regular Chrystia Freeland during the 7th Davos Ukrainian Lunch held by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation with participation of President of Poland, in Davos (Switzerland),on Friday, January 28, 2011. President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich appreciated the effectiveness and cohesion of work of the Governments of Ukraine and Poland to prepare for the Euro 2012 finals. "I am absolutely pleased with how coordinated and targeted the Governments’ of Ukraine and Poland work to resolve all issues and prepare for Euro 2012 is ,” he said at the the 7th Davos Ukrainian Lunch held by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation with participation of President of Poland. President Yanukovich added that his Polish counterpart, President of Poland also shares this assessment. He expressed hope that visa regulations will be lifted for Ukraine by the European Union before Euro 2012. "We will do everything for it to happen in 2011. And we hope our friends in Poland will play a role in that question and give us extra energy to address these issues," Viktor Yanukovich said. Photo by Andrey Mosienko / POOL / UNIAN