Some of the top officials trying to broker a peace deal, including a Russian oligarch, were poisoned after a meeting in Kyiv.
Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning after a meeting in Kyiv earlier this month, people familiar with the matter said.
Mr. Abramovich Ukrainian lawmaker Rustem Umerov and another negotiator developed symptoms following the March 3 meeting in Kyiv that included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, and peeling skin on their faces and hands, the people said.
Mr. Abramovich has shuttled between Moscow, Belarus and other negotiating venues since Russia invaded Ukraine.
The investigation was organized by Christo Grozev, an investigator with the Bellingcat open-source collective who concluded that a Kremlin team poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent in 2020.
Bellingcat said the three men who are suspected to have been poisoned consumed only chocolate and water in the hours before the symptoms appeared.
NEW - Abramovich & Ukraine negotiators reportedly suffered from "Suspected poisoning" as skin allegedly "Peeled from faces" after peace talks with Russia.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/03/29/did-russia-poison-ukrainian-negotiators-n2605159
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