The family of former Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar - who collapsed during a visit to Ireland last Friday - believes he was poisoned. Mr Gaidar, who had been treated in a Dublin hospital after becoming ill during a conference in NUI Maynooth, is now being treated for a mystery illness in a Moscow hospital. The Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin telephoned Mr Gaidar at the hospital in Moscow yesterday and wished him a speedy recovery.
Mr Gaidar, who had been treated in a Dublin hospital after becoming ill during a conference in NUI Maynooth, is now being treated for a mystery illness in a Moscow hospital.
The Kremlin has said President Vladimir Putin telephoned Mr Gaidar at the hospital in Moscow yesterday and wished him a speedy recovery.
Doctors say the illness of post-Soviet Russian reformer Yegor Gaidar was caused by poisoning, but have not identified the poison, his press secretary said Thursday. "This is not poisoning by spoilt food products," Valery Natarov said. Gaidar's daughter Maria said her 50-year-old father and former acting prime minister started vomiting and fainted at a conference in Dublin Friday, and remained unconscious for three hours. Gaidar was taken to a hospital in Dublin and later transferred to Moscow.
"This is not poisoning by spoilt food products," Valery Natarov said.
Gaidar's daughter Maria said her 50-year-old father and former acting prime minister started vomiting and fainted at a conference in Dublin Friday, and remained unconscious for three hours. Gaidar was taken to a hospital in Dublin and later transferred to Moscow.
