ISTANBUL: Russian billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich took part in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul yesterday. Abramovich’s appearance in the mediation talks comes hours after reports emerged earlier this month that he had been poisoned. He held talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The nature of Abramovich’s role in the discussions is not clear. Ukrainian media reported that Abramovich remained a neutral party in the talks. At the same time, the Kremlin indicated that Abramovich was not an official representative of the Russian delegation but was working to negotiate between the two groups.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Roman Abramovich and two senior Ukrainian officials who presided over the March 3 Ukraine – Russia peace talks in Kiev developed symptoms of poisoning.
Some international media outlets reported that there may have been a chemical attack on Abramovich. The trio returned to their hotel room in Kiev after attending a discussion until 10pm when they woke up in the morning and expressed uneasiness. I felt redness and severe pain in the eyes.
It is also said to irritate the skin of the face and hands. However, the report states that none of them are in critical condition. At the same time, a senior Ukrainian official said the reports were untrue. Others have blamed Russia for the poisoning.
This is because there have been attacks by poisonous agents on opponents of the Kremlin in the past. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is one example. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky said that Abramovich was trying to help Ukraine in the talks.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the report was “completely untrue.” Following the start of the occupation, Western powers imposed a number of sanctions on Putin’s close associates, Abramovich, and froze his accounts.
Nuclear weapons only if they threaten survival
Russia has denied allegations by Western nations that it may use nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia’s military action in Ukraine was not a reason to use nuclear weapons, but a threat to its very existence.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky said that seven people had been killed in a Russian missile attack on Mikhailov. Russia has expelled ten diplomats from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These countries had earlier this month expelled ten Russian diplomats.
The Ukrainian military says it has retaliated against Russian attacks in Luhansk and Donetsk. The local government says at least 5,000 people have died so far in Mariupol. Russia warns Poland not to interfere in Ukraine’s occupation Selensky said Ukraine had regained control of the city of Irpin near Kiev. Japan has announced that it will ban the export of luxury goods to Russia from April 5.
വിദേശ Russian Foreign Minister visits India
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to visit India as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue. This was confirmed by the Russian Foreign Ministry. Ukraine will be the main topic of the meeting. It is reported that Loverove will arrive in India on March 31. On April 1, Indian External Affairs Minister S. He will meet Jaishankar. On March 31, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, List. He is meeting Jaishankar.