Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich Wasn't Poisoned, But Tear Gas Canister Exploded?

Chelsea owner Romah Abramovich (Photo: Instagram @romanabramovichofficial)

JAKARTA - Reports that Roman Abramovich was poisoned while attending peace talks between Russia and Ukraine were denied. The figure, who is known to be close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reportedly injured by a tear gas canister explosion.

The news regarding Abramovich's injuries from a tear gas canister exploded after the Turkish daily Haberturk and the CNNTurk TV channel released their latest reports on Thursday, March 31 yesterday. The report was widely published in the national and local media in Spain.

"Abramovic was not poisoned, he was hit by tear gas according to Turkish media," the news website El Confidencial reported.

Previously, news about Abramovich being poisoned was widely reported in the media. However, recent claims by Turkish media suggest the 55-year-old was actually injured by a tear gas canister that exploded next to him while leaving the peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

This incident occurred in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on March 3. After the incident, the tycoon who became the owner of Chelsea was flown to the Turkish capital, Ankara, to be treated in secret in a public hospital.

In a report earlier this week Abramovich and two Ukrainian delegates claimed they lost their sight for several hours after the alleged poisoning incident. The allegation refers to a chocolate bar suspected of being exposed to chemicals.

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev later linked the peaceful delegation's poisoning to chemical agents during World War I. The report was first published in the Wall Street Journal.

However, the news was immediately denied by the Russian government. They said that the issues related to the incident were just a conspiracy theory.