BREAKING: Roman Abramovich reportedly poisoned following latest talks
According to a report on Sky Sports, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was poisoned during peace talks between Russia and Ukraine earlier this month.
The Russian billionaire is reportedly fine after suffering symptoms of suspected ‘chemical weapons’ poisoning.
In a shocking revelation on Monday, it emerged Abramovich and at least two senior negotiators on the Ukrainian side were on the receiving end of a suspected poisoning earlier in March after meeting in Kyiv.
Abramovich and at least two senior members of the Ukrainian team developed symptoms including red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month.
However, Sky Sports also confirmed Abramovich’s life is not in danger after the incident.
Investigative website Bellingcat tweeted as per Sky Sports: “Bellingcat can confirm that three members of the delegation attending the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia on the night of 3 to 4 March 2022 experienced symptoms consistent with poisoning with chemical weapons.
“One of victims was Russian entrepreneur Roman Abramovich.
“Abramovich, along with another Russian entrepreneur, had taken part in the negotiations alongside Ukraine’s MP Rustem Umerov. The negotiation round on the afternoon of 3 March took place on Ukrainian territory, and lasted until about 10pm.
“Three members of the negotiating team retreated to an apartment in Kyiv later that night and felt initial symptoms – including eye and skin inflammation and piercing pain in the eyes – later that night. The symptoms did not abate until the morning.
“The next day the group of negotiators drove from Kyiv to Lviv on the way to Poland and then Istanbul, to continue informal negotiations with the Russian side. A Bellingcat investigator was asked to help provide an examination by chemical weapons specialists.
“Based on remote and on-site examinations, the experts concluded that the symptoms are most likely the result of international poisoning with an undefined chemical weapon.
“An alternative less likely hypothesis was use of microwave irradiation. The symptoms gradually subsided in the course of the following week.”