Anatoly Chubais, who left Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, was discharged from a hospital in Italy, where he was being treated for a rare immune disorder,
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Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported that Chubais was discharged from a medical facility in Sardinia and went to Frankfurt, Germany for rehabilitation.
Chubais, 67, was being treated last week for Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare disease in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, which can lead to numbness in the limbs and eventually paralysis.
Although the results of toxicology tests are not yet available, La Repubblica reports, doctors said the former official responded well to treatment.
Italian police are investigating the situation for any signs of poisoning.
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On August 1, Russian TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak reported on the hospitalization of Chubais while vacationing on the resort island of Sardinia .
Sobchak wrote in Telegram that Chubais’ wife Avdotya Smirnova reported that Chubais was placed in intensive care.
Kremlin press secretary Dmytro Peskov said at the time that he had no information about any requests for help from Chubais, who was once head of the administration of former President Boris Yeltsin, or his representatives.
Before leaving Russia in March, Chubais resigned from the post of President Putin’s envoy for sustainable development.
Bloomberg reported that after leaving, Chubais expressed his disagreement with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source: Ukrgate
