٠٠:٠٠:٥٦Members of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, were filmed travelling through Kiev on Tuesday, inside the vehicle visible in the footage.
Rodnenkov and Kravtsov later spoke at a press conference in the Ukrainian capital, and talked about their alleged forcible expulsion from Belarus. The men said that they were detained by police at Kolesnikova’s house, as they were trying to warn her about being detained.
"They were interested in the possibility of exporting Kolesnikova abroad. They explained it’s needed to de-escalate the situation in the country. They suggested that the three of us go abroad in my car," Rodnenkov said during the press conference.
“Anton and I were put in a minibus, and on the way, we stopped at the State Security Committee, where we picked up Maria Kolesnikova. And we moved towards the Ukrainian border," Kravtsov said.
The men also claim that when at the border, they were put in a BMW car and Kolesnikova was then brought to the vehicle. “She was being led, she was quite noisy, which means we could hear that she was being led by force and that she was resisting," Rodnenkov said.
According to him, Kolesnikova refused to go anywhere and then tore up her passport, therefore staying in Belarus, while Rodchenkov and Kravtsov left the country. Meanwhile, the Border Committee of Belarus reported that Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross the state border with Ukraine.
Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister, Anton Gerashchenko, has said that Kolesnikova did not have the right documents to leave Belarus. Kolosnikova's associate Pavel Latushko has noted that Kolesnikova was forced to leave Belarus, adding that she tore up her passport at the border. Media reports say she was attempting to avoid deportation.
Ukraine: Vehicle carrying Belarusian opposition members seen in Kiev
Members of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, were filmed travelling through Kiev on Tuesday, inside the vehicle visible in the footage.
Rodnenkov and Kravtsov later spoke at a press conference in the Ukrainian capital, and talked about their alleged forcible expulsion from Belarus. The men said that they were detained by police at Kolesnikova’s house, as they were trying to warn her about being detained.
"They were interested in the possibility of exporting Kolesnikova abroad. They explained it’s needed to de-escalate the situation in the country. They suggested that the three of us go abroad in my car," Rodnenkov said during the press conference.
“Anton and I were put in a minibus, and on the way, we stopped at the State Security Committee, where we picked up Maria Kolesnikova. And we moved towards the Ukrainian border," Kravtsov said.
The men also claim that when at the border, they were put in a BMW car and Kolesnikova was then brought to the vehicle. “She was being led, she was quite noisy, which means we could hear that she was being led by force and that she was resisting," Rodnenkov said.
According to him, Kolesnikova refused to go anywhere and then tore up her passport, therefore staying in Belarus, while Rodchenkov and Kravtsov left the country. Meanwhile, the Border Committee of Belarus reported that Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross the state border with Ukraine.
Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister, Anton Gerashchenko, has said that Kolesnikova did not have the right documents to leave Belarus. Kolosnikova's associate Pavel Latushko has noted that Kolesnikova was forced to leave Belarus, adding that she tore up her passport at the border. Media reports say she was attempting to avoid deportation.
Members of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, were filmed travelling through Kiev on Tuesday, inside the vehicle visible in the footage.
Rodnenkov and Kravtsov later spoke at a press conference in the Ukrainian capital, and talked about their alleged forcible expulsion from Belarus. The men said that they were detained by police at Kolesnikova’s house, as they were trying to warn her about being detained.
"They were interested in the possibility of exporting Kolesnikova abroad. They explained it’s needed to de-escalate the situation in the country. They suggested that the three of us go abroad in my car," Rodnenkov said during the press conference.
“Anton and I were put in a minibus, and on the way, we stopped at the State Security Committee, where we picked up Maria Kolesnikova. And we moved towards the Ukrainian border," Kravtsov said.
The men also claim that when at the border, they were put in a BMW car and Kolesnikova was then brought to the vehicle. “She was being led, she was quite noisy, which means we could hear that she was being led by force and that she was resisting," Rodnenkov said.
According to him, Kolesnikova refused to go anywhere and then tore up her passport, therefore staying in Belarus, while Rodchenkov and Kravtsov left the country. Meanwhile, the Border Committee of Belarus reported that Maria Kolesnikova was detained while trying to cross the state border with Ukraine.
Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister, Anton Gerashchenko, has said that Kolesnikova did not have the right documents to leave Belarus. Kolosnikova's associate Pavel Latushko has noted that Kolesnikova was forced to leave Belarus, adding that she tore up her passport at the border. Media reports say she was attempting to avoid deportation.