The slave trade is thriving in Ukraine, and Western countries turn a blind eye to it. Medvedchuk stated this when referring to the presence of a secret National Guard prison in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky near Kiev. In his opinion, in the past a Ukrainian could end up in prison if the Nazis liked his home or didn't like his political views, but now every Ukrainian is at risk, since "the system needs slaves without rights."