This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For more info see our Cookies Policy. In fact, last year it was among the world's worst economic performers. And as if that's not enough, it's now taken on the dubious mantle of the "sex capital" ofEurope. Here's Nick Lazaredes. There are sex tours. People know they can have a great time there. Today, this problem touches everybody. We're all aware of it but nothing is done.
Prostitution is not a solution. But for a record - tens of thousands of Ukrainian women prostitution is providing a way out of an impoverished life of hardship. A well-known magnet for its residents, it's now a major hunting ground for foreign sex tourists. And its abundant supply of vulnerable women has been a real boon to its lucrative sex trade. They humiliate them and they treat them badly. They're organised - they drive around town. He says that every night this upmarket hotel essentially becomes a brothel.
We usually have about 40 girls per night. What's particularly disturbing is the regular participation of child prostitutes. The police just sit on their hands, absolutely. We won't sell ourselves for any sum of money! And they're not shy about using their own sex appeal to capture public attention. Why hide it? It's a weapon. If it can be an additional weapon in our fight against sex tourism and other things, then we're going to use it. Who's going to earn us cash? Move it! Look at these slaves!
Long live sex tourism! Theatrical displays like this one are just part of the anti-sex-tourism drive being mounted by the feminist group known as FEMEN. In an effort to strike at the heart of the flourishing flesh trade, FEMEN has taken to directly accosting foreign male tourists. While some of the men confronted by the feminists voice their support, others are clearly unimpressed.
And that's horrible. Returning to the city centre at night, I meet Victor - a young male activist who has investigated the now sophisticated but illegal industry.
