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Aerial view of the Olympic stadium in Kiev. Keystone

A poster with the Euro 2012 logo can be seen at the Airport Lawica in Poznan, Poland. Keystone

A scuffle between pro-presidential and oppositional factions in the parliament session hall in Kiev, Ukraine. Keystone

Catholic priests join Jewish and Muslim clergy to bless the football pitch in the new National Stadium in Warsaw. Keystone

Riot police take part in a drill to prevent violence among hooligans before Euro 2012. Keystone

Left: a giant poster depicting Poland's national team striker Robert Lewandowski. Right: Ukrainian fans rally for a limit on the number of foreign players in Ukrainian football clubs. Keystone

Supporters of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko take part in a rally in a tent camp in central Kiev. Keystone

The Euro 2012 twin mascots - one wearing Ukraine's national blue and yellow colours, the other Poland's white and red - walk with miners in the Kalinin coal mine in the industrial Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Keystone

People in Warsaw watch a ball displayed during a fountain and light show dedicated to Euro 2012. Keystone

Riot policemen block supporters of different opposition parties in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on November 3, 2011. AFP

An aerial view shows downtown Warsaw and the River Vistula with the Swietokrzyski Bridge. Keystone

A policeman guards a camp of Yulia Tymoshenko supporters as Ukrainian Communist Party activists march in Kiev to mark May Day. AFP

Visitors leave the newly reconstructed Olympiyskiy Stadium after the opening ceremony in Kiev on October 8, 2011. AFP

Security guards detain a Femen women's rights activist as she protests against Euro 2012 in Ukraine. Keystone

A view of the National Stadium in Warsaw ahead of Euro 2012. Keystone

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The Euro 2012 football championship is seen by many as a chance for co-host countries Poland and Ukraine to put on a good show before the world’s media.

But while Polish stadiums and airports sparkle, in Ukraine, brawling politicians and topless protestors are painting the country in a less flattering light.