His remarks come as Germany has offered to provide medical care to the ailing ex-premier and again hinted at a possible boycott by Chancellor Angela Merkel of matches played in Ukraine once the tournament kicks off in co-host Poland on June 8.
Yanukovych told Ukrainian television that the country's laws prevented Tymoshenko receiving treatment during her sentence.
He added that pro-government deputies were firmly against the idea of changing those laws.
The 51-year-old Tymoshenko was jailed for seven years in October on abuse of power charges that she claimed were a part of Yanukovych's vendetta against her.
A number of Western governments and the European Union have criticized the legal proceedings targeting Tymoshenko, a heroine of Ukraine's 2004-05 Orange Revolution, and her allies.
A Ukrainian court opened a fresh trial for alleged tax crimes against Tymoshenko in early April.
Based on reporting by Interfax and AFP
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