Roman Abramovich ‘poisoned’ during Russia-Ukraine peace talks

•  Roman Abramovich suffered a suspected poisoning on March 3 after attending peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Kyiv 
• Rustem Umerov, a Ukrainian MP, and another Russian businessman, Roman Abramovich, all had symptoms compatible with chemical weapons poisoning. 
• They all got symptoms such as burning eyes and skin peeling on their faces.
• Abramovich’s representatives confirmed that he had experienced the symptoms indicated but refused to elaborate.

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators showed signs of possible poisoning following a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month.

According to the WSJ story, Abramovich, who accepted a Ukrainian request to assist in negotiating an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and at least two senior members of the Ukrainian team were affected.

Roman Abramovich was poisoned during Russia-Ukraine peace talks. President Putin (right). Photo: Eurosports

Abramovich’s representative confirmed that the oligarch had had the claimed symptoms earlier today but refused to provide any other information.

According to sources, after the meeting in Kyiv on March 3, Abramovich and two senior members of the Ukrainian team suffered symptoms like as hot eyes, painful pouring eyes, and peeling skin on their faces and hands.

ABRAMOVICH WENT BLIND FOR SEVERAL HOURS

According to a source close to Abramovich, who accepted a Ukrainian plea to assist negotiate an end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he also ‘became blind for several hours and was treated at a hospital in Turkey.

Three members of the delegation – including Abramovich – attending the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia on March 3 experienced symptoms compatible with poisoning with chemical weapons,’

‘A source with direct information has recently confirmed to me the WSJ/Bellingcat stories that Abramovich suffered signs of poisoning.

“Roman lost his sight for several hours” and was treated in Turkey,’ stated Shaun Walker of the Guardian

According to Bellingcat, Abramovich and another Russian industrialist and Ukrainian MP Rustem Umerov were involved in the conversations, which lasted until around 10 p.m.

The news comes just days after Abramovich was rumoured to have travelled to Poland to act as a mediator between Putin and US President Joe Biden.

Last week, they visited Rzeszow, Poland, just miles from the Ukrainian border.

President Putin (left) and Abramovich (right) are said to be close. Photo: Getty images

‘There is a lot of speculation, many conspiracy theories,’ Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said when asked about the possible poisoning.

On March 3, the group’s three members departed the negotiations for an apartment in Kyiv later that evening.

They were all suffering from eye and skin inflammation and searing pain in their eyes until the following day.

While they were there. In the hours leading up to symptoms, the three guys had had only chocolate and water.

On March 4, Abramovich, Umerov, and the other negotiator went from Kyiv to Lviv, Ukraine, still suffering from symptoms on their route to Poland.

ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, THE POISONING WAS INTENTIONAL

They subsequently travelled to Istanbul, where they are thought to have gotten medical attention before continuing their negotiations.

The three men were examined by chemical weapons experts and a Bellingcat investigator, who found that their symptoms were “most likely the effect of purposeful poisoning with an unknown chemical weapon.”

Abramovich and the other two negotiators had recovered from their symptoms by the end of the following week.

Last week, the Kremlin admitted that Abramovich was participating in early peace talks between Russia and Ukraine for the first time.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. Photo; MARCA

Still, spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted on Thursday that the tycoon was no longer a member of the team

‘He did take part at the initial stage,’ Peskov said Thursday. ‘Now the negotiations are between the two teams, the Russians and Ukrainians.’

According to chemical warfare experts, the dosage and type of toxin used in the March 3 attack was ‘likely insufficient to cause life-threatening damage’.

It was instead designed to scare the victims rather than create permanent damage.’

The suspected poisoning attack was carried out by hardliners in Moscow who intended to obstruct peace talks. Meanwhile, the victims claimed they had no idea who may be interested in the incident

According to reports, the owner of Chelsea FC has been flying between Istanbul, Moscow, and Kyiv to carry communications between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.

After being sanctioned by the UK and EU following his ties to Putin, Abramovich has been trying to fix his reputation.

His assets in the UK and Europe have been frozen, and he has begun a fire sale of London real estate and the Chelsea football club.