The newspaper, which cited some anonymous sources, turned its attention to those in Moscow who did not want to negotiate peace in Ukraine. For his part
Roman Abramovich
he was seen as a possible peace negotiator from the beginning of the conflict. So much so that Ukrainians asked for his presence at the negotiating table with Kremlin emissaries. And Kyiv would also have “protected” Abramovich from US economic sanctions.
After this secret meeting in the Ukrainian capital
Abramovich allegedly had strange symptoms such as red eyes, constant painful tearing
and exfoliation of the skin on the face and hands. Symptoms that indicate possible poisoning with a chemical or biological agent. Despite rejection
Podoliak
Even
Rustem Umerov
Ukrainian parliamentarian, proEuropean, fighting for the recognition of Crimea’s Tatar minority, said after the meeting that he had very similar symptoms.
Accordingly
Wall Street Journal
We could face a Russian attempt to sabotage the peace talks. However, it’s not really clear who was the “poison maker” in the crosshairs. Even the experts could not determine with the available elements whether we are facing a chemical, biological attack or some kind of contamination from electromagnetic radiation.
“Tell Them I’ll Erase Them”
. It would have been Putin’s response to a note from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, containing the terms of a peace agreement in Kyiv, that Russian oligarch Abramovich had delivered to the Kremlin. The Times reports that Abramovich arrived in Moscow after a stopover in Istanbul. And after meeting Zelenskyy on the sidelines of his participation in the first negotiations between Russians and Ukrainians. Negotiations during which he (like two Ukrainian delegates) reported suspected symptoms of poisoning in early March, from which he now appears to have recovered.