MOSCOW, May 16 – Even though Western Europeans are weighing a possible boycott of next month’s Euro 2012 soccer championships, Kiev is ready to welcome Russia’s leaders with open arms.

Ukraine will be happy to see the president and the prime minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, at the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, Ukraine's Ambassador to Russia Volodymyr Yelchenko said.