Belarus opposition leader ‘ripped up passport at Ukraine border’
Ukrainian media repors Maria Kolesnikova refused to enter Ukraine after being abducted from Minsk
The Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova ripped up her passport in order to avoid being deported from her own country, according to Ukrainian media reports.
On Monday, masked men kidnapped Kolesnikova from the centre of Minsk and drove her away. Two of her opposition colleagues also vanished. The three activists were later driven to the Alexandrovka border with Ukraine in a car that arrived at about 4am on Tuesday.
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