He said the US is considering additional targeted sanctions and emphasized that authorities in Belarus are responsible for the safety of Kolesnikova and "all those unjustly detained.". You know, behind the lead candidate, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who you mentioned in your lead, they attracted these huge crowds. It began, they said, with a trip to check on the safety of their colleague Maria Kolesnikova, a prominent anti-government activist who has been detained by the Belarus Border Control. There are 20+ professionals named "Ivan Kravtsov", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. Authorities in Belarus tried to forcibly expel leading opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from the country but she tore up her passport in defiance and jumped out a car window to stay, her allies said Tuesday. President Alexander Lukashenko claimed 80% of the vote for himself. MINSK, 8 September (BelTA) – Members of the so-called Coordination Council Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov have been detained in the territory of Ukraine, the press service of the State Border Committee told BelTA. Kolesnikova and the two other council members, press secretary Anton Rodnenkov and executive secretary Ivan Kravtsov, disappeared on Monday morning. Anton Rodnyankov and Ivan Kravtsov, spokesman and executive secretary of the Coordinating Council, got in touch. In fact, we heard from one of those opposition members, Ivan Kravtsov, in a video he posted online. The information that the Ukrainian security forces detained them for transfer to Belarus has not been confirmed. View Ivan Kravtsov’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Let's listen to a little bit of that. INSKEEP: So that is an uncompromising stance. Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years and is often described as Europe's last dictator, remains defiant despite the mass demonstrations. Anton Rodnyankov and Ivan Kravtsov, spokesman and executive secretary of the Coordinating Council, got in touch. Belarusian officials confirmed Tuesday on state television that she was detained by Border Control. INSKEEP: What are the facts of the disappearance or detention, as best you can verify them? In fact, we heard from one of those opposition members, Ivan Kravtsov… Members of the opposition coordination council in Belarus Anton Rodnenkov (left) and Ivan Kravtsov attend the press conference in Kyiv on Sept 8. Live. But she is out of the country now. Amid conflicting reports, it emerged that Kolesnikova had been driven to a border checkpoint in the Gomel region on the Ukrainian border, with the council's Ivan Kravtsov … MAYNES: Well, she does to a degree. As you know, Lukashenko got 80%, which a lot of people find improbable. ... activists Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov gave their version of their disappearance. ... Belarus has used similar tactics to … No factual evidence was provided to back the statement. Kalesnikava was put in a car on the border with Ukraine, where Rodnenkov and Kravtsov were already waiting to deliver them to the Ukrainian side. SVIATLANA TSIKHANOUSKAYA: OK. First of all, if you don't mind, wouldn't you please call us opposition? In fact, we heard an ominous sign that Russian forces will train with Belarusian troops starting later this week. View the profiles of professionals named "Ivan Kravtsov" on LinkedIn. Belarus opposition says three leaders ... - CNN International Council members Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov were also detained along with Kalesnikava. Local media have reported that she tore up her passport at the border. She got a chance to speak to the U.N. on Friday. She was one of the few opposition leaders actually still on the ground in Belarus. Ukraine confirmed that Belarusian opposition politicians, members of the Coordination Council Anton Rodnenkov, and Ivan Kravtsov crossed the Ukrainian border, as the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reported. Because we are not opposition anymore. This was announced by the senior inspector of the DFR of the State Control Committee Artem Dunko. "We call on the Belarusian authorities to end the violence against their own people, release all those who have been unjustly detained, including U.S. citizen Vitali Shkliarov, and engage in meaningful dialogue with genuine representatives of Belarusian society," he said. INSKEEP: Charles, thanks for the update. We are the majority. She is the - she was the campaign manager for one of the candidates banned from participating in last month's election, a guy by the name of Viktor Babariko. Video. Copyright © 2020 NPR. The footage first appeared on the Telegram channel of ATN News (a subdivision of the Belarus-1 state television network). MAYNES: Well, Maria Kolesnikova indeed seems to be in custody, just under different circumstances than we initially thought. Interfax news agency reports this, quoting Lukashenko's interview for the Russian media. The Belarus authorities’ official account stated that “Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, as part of mutual collaboration [between Belarussian and Ukrainian border control], were detained by … Members of the opposition coordination council in Belarus Anton Rodnenkov (left) and Ivan Kravtsov attend the press conference in Kyiv on Sept 8. They don't want him anymore. Ivan’s education is listed on their profile. Government officials insist the three tried to cross into Ukraine by car Miss Kolesnikova, quote, "found herself outside the vehicle." He said he was then told to get into Kravtsov's car -- where he saw Kravtsov sitting in the passenger seat -- and noticed that all three passports were in the vehicle. "At that moment Maria appeared," Rodnenkov said. She is among the supporters of a presidential candidate now in exile who alleges a stolen election. INSKEEP: Is it a non-negotiable demand that Lukashenko must leave office? When the two men arrived at her home, however, they were pushed into a bus by unidentified men and interrogated, they told reporters. And this is another reason why Kolesnikova's arrest is important. MAYNES: And so here we hear Kravtsov saying that along with Kolesnikova, he decided to leave Belarus without elaborating. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Rodnenkov said he and Kravtsov visited Kolesnikova's home in Minsk on Monday after hearing reports that she was missing. Authorities in Belarus are now giving their version of what they say happened to an opposition leader. They are in Kyiv. However, Belarusian Border Control has confirmed that the Kravtsov and Rodnenkov entered Ukraine at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. MAYNES: That's right. (CNN)After leading members of Belarus' political opposition seemed to vanish on Monday, raising fears of abduction, two activists reappeared in Kiev on Tuesday with a dramatic tale. Journalist Charles Maynes is following this from Moscow. INSKEEP: And Russia is still supporting President Lukashenko. ... Anton Rodnenkova and Ivan Kravtsov in Belarus, announced the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “At one of the Ukrainian checkpoints within Kyiv region for entrance to Ukraine, two citizens of the Republic of Belarus A. Rodnenkov and I.Kravtsov arrived. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. The state news agency BelTA also published a recording with Kravtsov’s statement. Seeing her passport, she tore into pieces and "threw them out of the window to the unknown people that surrounded the car," Rodnenkov said. In the meantime, the two men reached Kyiv and had a press conference there. And now the government asserts that she was detained trying to leave the country. How stay-at-home mom became opposition leader in Belarus, These three women stood up to Europe's longest-serving dictator. Ivan Kravtsov, the executive secretary of the Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, and Anton Rodnenkov, the group’s press secretary, were also detained the same day. TSIKHANOUSKAYA: I have to repeat, people don't trust him anymore. Ivan Kravtsov, a member of the Coordination Council, and Anton Rodnenkov, its spokesman, vanished around the same time. The problem is with the exception of... MAYNES: With the exception, though, of Poland and Baltic countries, Western nations are reluctant to antagonize Russia, leaving the opposition largely on their own. CNN cannot confirm all the details of their experience. We reached her last week and heard her on this program. Early this morning, authorities say she was detained while trying to cross the border into Ukraine by car with two other opposition members. MAYNES: That's right, yeah. Ms Kolesnikova and two other leaders of pro-democracy rallies in Belarus activists describe dramatic alleged abduction and last sighting of Maria Kolesnikova. He's currently in jail. They were later put separately in a convoy of five or six cars -- including Kravtsov's BMW -- and driven to the Belarusian border with Ukraine. Most of the others are in prison or outside the country. She is in exile in Lithuania. Updated 0457 GMT (1257 HKT) September 9, 2020. Media in Belarus report the country's opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was abducted by masked men and hauled away in a van Monday morning while walking in the capital city Minsk. "It is clear that the state authorities in Belarus continue to intimidate or allow intimidation of its citizens in an increasingly lawless way and crudely violate both their own domestic laws and international obligations," Borrell said. She's been on video in front of big opposition rallies. Russia, in contrast, has refused to acknowledge the presence of political prisoners in Belarus. The information that the Ukrainian security forces detained them for transfer to Belarus has not been confirmed. The European Union on Monday condemned Kolesnikova's detention and that of all political activists in Belarus, criticizing the "intimidation" of Belarusian citizens. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Speaking on a conference call with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said Tuesday, "We do not yet have detailed information about what happened to (Maria Kolesnikova)," and warned against leaping to conclusions. Here's what happened to them, Video shows students being dragged away and loaded onto police vans in Minsk, Belarusian activist forcibly removed from country by security services, an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday. She got out of the country. All rights reserved. Who is she exactly? Meanwhile, Rodnenkov "hit the gas pedal" and gunned it for Ukraine. Always appreciate it. It … You know, I think you don't need to know Russian to hear just how kind of despondent he sounds, which his supporters take as a sign that the message was recorded under duress. Kolesnikova was "forcefully pushed" into the backseat of a car with them, he said, but resisted being sent to Ukraine. Ivan has 4 jobs listed on their profile. This wasn't how it reflected in the official results. Border guards claim the men broke through the border, leaving their colleague Maria Kolesnikova behind, TUT.by reported. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Ivan’s connections and jobs at similar companies. But Maria Kolesnikova really became a household name in Belarus as part of this dynamic trio of women who joined forces against President Alexander Lukashenko in the run-up to the election. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement released Tuesday evening that the US is "deeply concerned by the reported abduction" of Kolesnikova, Rodnenkou and Krautsou, and the "attempted forced expulsion" over the border to Ukraine. The council said a … In Belarus, the Financial Investigation Department opened a criminal case against Ivan Kravtsov, a member of the coordinating council. The opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova is reportedly being held in Belarus after resisting a forced deportation to Ukraine. A key opposition leader in Belarus has disappeared in the country's capital, Minsk, after another weekend of mass protests. All three are members of the Belarus Coordination Council, the country's main political opposition group, which seeks to coordinate a peaceful transition of power in the wake of August's disputed elections. Unrest erupted in Belarus shortly after President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory in the August 9 election, which observers have criticized as neither free nor fair. ... Anton Rodnenkov, and its executive secretary Ivan Kravtsov described a dramatic series of events as the three were taken to the border. Kolesnikova then climbed out through the car's window, and began walking back toward the Belarusian border, he said. ... Anton Ronenkov and Ivan Kravtsov… Belarus opposition figures Anton Rodnenkov (left) and Ivan Kravtsov hold a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine on Tuesday. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. At a lengthy press conference in the Ukrainian capital, activists Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov gave their version of their disappearance. INSKEEP: Now, Tsikhanouskaya, the presidential candidate, the opposition candidate, is still free. INSKEEP: Reporter Charles Maynes is in Moscow. Officials here in Belarus suggest she was pushed by her own colleagues. Reporting contributed by Anna Chernova in Moscow. At a lengthy press conference in the Ukrainian capital, activists Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov gave their version of their disappearance. Maria Kolesnikova was detained at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov are on the territory of Ukraine, the official representative of the State … They are in Kyiv. Does she have much international support? In fact, they think Tsikhanouskaya won, and they've taken to the streets of Belarus to demand Lukashenko's resignation ever since. They are currently the last people to report seeing Kolesnikova since Monday. Hey there, Charles. Rodnenkov said the convoy halted in the no-man's land between the two borders. His rival, the main Belarusian opposition candidate and Coordination Council leader, Speaking from Vilnius, Lithuania, Tikhanovskaya said in. INSKEEP: Kolesnikova is under 40, if I'm not mistaken. The opposition activists’ colleagues became alarmed when they couldn't find the three and the Belarusian interior ministry denied they had been arrested. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko asks the Ukrainian government to send opposition activists Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov back to Belarus. View Ivan Kravtsov’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. The Belarusian state media has released a video where Ivan Kravtsov says he’s decided to leave the country. Mr. Kravtsov was forced to flee to Ukraine on Tuesday, leaving the writer Svetlana Alexievich, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature, as the sole member of … "On the whole, we are not ready to admit the existence of political prisoners in Belarus," Peskov said. Reports that the trio were missing emerged this week after a fourth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests in the country. Accuracy and availability may vary. According to the men, the Belarusian authorities gave chase and tried to block their way with a bus, but they managed to reach the safety of the Ukrainian side of the border where they "were greeted by very amiable and understanding servicemen of Ukrainian border control.". And they will not have any opportunity for him to stay in power. According to the official report by the Belarusian border guards, Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov crossed out of Belarus on the morning of September 8. "We're asking Ukrainian border guards to return these two to our country; we'll be figuring out what happened", Lukashenko said. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell called for the release of Kolesnikova and all political activists, including 633 anti-government protesters who were arrested after a peaceful march on Sunday. As you may already know, Maria tore her passport – this was her way of preventing Belarusian “authorities” from deporting her from her own country. Two other council members who crossed into Ukraine, Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov, described Kolesnikova's action with open admiration. Maria Kolesnikova vanished on Monday. Countries continue to say that they support the opposition or what - she doesn't like that word, perhaps, but that's how it's often portrayed. Source: KYKY On 8 September Maria Kalesnikava as well as Ivan Kravtsov and Anton Rodnenkov were reported missing.
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