Ukraine border officials say Belarusian protest leader came to frontier, did not cross


KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian border officials said Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova arrived at the frontier but did not cross into Ukraine in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Belarusian state television earlier said Kolesnikova had been detained at the border while attempting to cross into Ukraine.

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