Viktor Yanukovich and Vladimir Putin

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich (left) and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin shake hands during an informal meeting in the State residence of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, on Saturday, June 25, 2011. This day Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has come to Ukraine on a private visit. Viktor Yanukovich and Vladimir Putin have discussed a number of questions of the Ukrainian-Russian relations, such as the Ukrainian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission meeting scheduled to be held soon. "We have much to talk about. The subcommittees have prepared lots of materials, as the Government reported to me," Viktor Yanukovich said. For his part, the Prime Minister of Russia said that just before meeting the President of Ukraine, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov, during which they discussed all the current affairs as to the Commission meeting. Photo by Andrey Mosienko / POOL / UNIAN