When UEFA supremo Michel Platini visited Ukraine’s capital Kiev to check on the final touches made in the overall infrastructure connected with the forthcoming EURO 2012, he was faced with a group of shapely topless lasses outside NSK Olimpiyskiy Stadium carrying placards in English, Ukrainian and Russian against prostitution. Members of the feminist group ‘Femen’ claim that UEFA is trying to influence the Ukrainian government to legalise prostitution during the European Championships in June and July 2012. They feel that if this happens, “they will be turning Ukraine into a brothel”. Their well-planned protest did not last long as they were whisked away by police officers, but not before dozens of media photographers had clicked their cameras. It was all pre-arranged; the girls made a lovely sight and Femen’s message was relayed around the world.
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Security guards detain activists of Ukraine's protest group Femen, outside the Christ the Saviour cathedral in Moscow on Dec. 9.
