KHARKIV, April 8 – UEFA President Michel Platini said he is satisfied with the progress of the preparation of Kharkiv for hosting matches of the Euro 2012 European Football Championship.

"I think that the situation in Kharkiv is good. Everything is under control," he told journalists in Kharkiv on Thursday.

According to Platini, there are scarcely any problems in the city. "There is a stadium, a hotel; a new airport is being actively prepared. A lot has been done there," he said.