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If you want to get an idea of the state of governance in today's Ukraine, all you need to do is take a drive. You might start with the notorious M15 highway, which winds its way from the city of Odessa on the country's southern coast to the Romanian border 180 miles to the west - all the way to the doorstep of the European Union. In theory, it's a part of an important trade route that links Ukraine's largest seaport to Europe and Turkey. In reality, it's something of a national embarrassment.

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