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Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich was among a group who suffered symptoms consistent with poisoning after attending peace talks in Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials poured cold water on the report. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to elaborate. The WSJ said Mr Abramovich met President Volodymyr Zelensky on the trip, but the Ukrainian leader was not affected and his spokesman had no information about the alleged incident.

Roman Abramovich has been pictured in Turkey having recovered from suspected poisoning during his attempts to aid peace talks over the war in Ukraine.

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says reports of suspected poisoning of Mr Abramovich are untrue and have "nothing to do with reality".

One of victims was Russian entrepreneur Roman Abramovich.— Bellingcat (@bellingcat) https://t.co/DJaZ4CoL8J March 28, 2022 The Kremlin previously said the Chelsea owner played an early role in peace talks but the process was now in the hands of the two sides' negotiating teams. The Kremlin has said the allegations have "nothing to do with reality".

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.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has travelled to Turkey for peace talks; Abramovich and Ukrainian negotiators reportedly suffered symptoms including piercing ...

They said Abramovich, along with two Ukrainian officials, suffered symptoms that included red eyes, constant and painful tearing, peeling of skin on their faces and hands as well as some sight loss. "Of course, Roman Abramovich is trying to rehabilitate his public image. He was slapped with sanctions from both the UK and the EU as a result of his previous closeness and ties with the Kremlin and [Putin] himself. "An alternative less likely hypothesis was use of microwave irradiation. The symptoms did not abate until the morning. A Bellingcat investigator was asked to help provide an examination by chemical weapons specialists.