KIEV (Reuters) - It was never meant to be like this. When Ukraine was named co-host of Europe's biggest football feast in 2009, its leaders hailed the award as a milestone on the road to joining the European mainstream.
A delighted Yulia Tymoshenko, then prime minister, told her compatriots her government had scraped together "every kopeck" to make the dream possible.
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