Roman Abramovich

Russian billionaire and Rustem Umerov had symptoms consistent with poisoning earlier in March, says source.

The second round of talks in Belarus happened around the same time as the reported date of Abramovich’s first visit to Kyiv. Two days later, a member of the official Ukrainian negotiating team, Denys Kireev, was shot dead. Later, Ukraine’s military intelligence service said he was a hero who had been killed in the line of duty. Umerov wrote on Facebook that he was “fine”, and called on people not to trust “unverified information”. A US official cast further doubt on the account. We were looking for an alternative link to communicate our position to the very top,” Rodnyansky told the Guardian. A fourth member of the team who also consumed these did not experience symptoms,” wrote Bellingcat, which said one of its investigators had been asked to provide an opinion on the incident by chemical weapons specialists. They left Kyiv the next day, drove to Poland, and then flew to Istanbul.

The Chelsea FC owner - who has now recovered - reportedly suffered sore eyes and peeling skin. Two Ukrainian peace negotiators were also said to have been ...

But somebody, it seems, wanted to send a warning to those taking part in the peace talks. He reportedly met Mr Zelensky during the trip, but the Ukrainian leader was not affected and his spokesman had no information about the incident. Nobody else was affected by these very serious medical afflictions. The Kremlin has said Mr Abramovich played an early role in peace talks but the process was now in the hands of the two countries' negotiating teams. A source close to Mr Abramovich told the BBC he had now recovered and was continuing with negotiations to try and end the war in Ukraine. And later an official in the Ukrainian president's office, Ihor Zhovkva, told the BBC that while he hadn't spoken to Mr Abramovich, members of the Ukrainian delegation were "fine" and one had said the story was "false".

Chelsea FC owner temporarily lost eyesight and was hit by other symptoms along with two Ukrainian negotiators.

Symptoms included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their hands and faces.

Bellingcat added: "An alternative less likely hypothesis was use of microwave irradiation. "The experts said the dosage and type of toxin used was likely insufficient to cause life-threatening damage, and most likely was intended to scare the victims as opposed to cause permanent damage." And, preferably, avoid touching any surface". Bellingcat said the dosage and type of toxin was likely insufficient to cause life-threatening damage and "most likely was intended to scare". The investigative website said it consulted with chemical weapons experts, who concluded the symptoms "are most likely the result of intentional poisoning with an undefined chemical weapon". However a US official said on Monday that the "intelligence highly suggests" the cause was environmental, "not poisoning".

Current Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

According to Max Colchester, Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey during peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, and is said to have 'lost weight'. Current Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Pictured in Turkey for Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

The billionaire businessman, recently slapped with sanctions by Western nations seeking to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of ...

Western countries including the United States and the EU have imposed unprecedented sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, including placing oligarchs and other individuals close to Putin on sanctions lists. Zelensky told journalists that the businessmen had said they wanted to “do something” and “help somehow” to de-escalate Russia’s military assault on Ukraine that has left thousands dead. The billionaire businessman, recently slapped with sanctions by Western nations seeking to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine, has reportedly been shuttling between Kyiv, Moscow and other negotiation sites.