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Hospitalized Opposition Activist Needs Treatment Outside Russia, Wife Says | Hospitalized Opposition Activist Needs Treatment Outside Russia, Wife Says |
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MOSCOW — The wife of a Russian opposition activist who has been hospitalized in Moscow with a mysterious illness urged on Thursday that he be evacuated to a hospital in Europe or Israel, saying his condition had not improved despite emergency dialysis. | |
The activist, Vladimir V. Kara-Murza, collapsed and lost consciousness on Tuesday. He is the federal coordinator of Open Russia, a civic group founded by Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, the former chief of Yukos Oil and critic of President Vladimir V. Putin who served 10 years in prison in Russia. | |
“His condition has not changed,” Mr. Kara-Murza’s wife, Evgenia, who lives with their three young children in the United States, wrote in an email to reporters. “The hemodialysis treatment he is undergoing has no effect, and his condition remains very grave. He has not regained consciousness.” | “His condition has not changed,” Mr. Kara-Murza’s wife, Evgenia, who lives with their three young children in the United States, wrote in an email to reporters. “The hemodialysis treatment he is undergoing has no effect, and his condition remains very grave. He has not regained consciousness.” |
In an interview on Wednesday, Ms. Kara-Murza said she feared her husband had been poisoned and that he remained in danger as long as he stayed in Russia. | In an interview on Wednesday, Ms. Kara-Murza said she feared her husband had been poisoned and that he remained in danger as long as he stayed in Russia. |
“In order to get an independent medical assessment of his condition I have requested an urgent medical evacuation to a medical center in Europe or Israel where full toxicology testing and treatment can be done,” she said. “Thank you for your support and prayers.” | “In order to get an independent medical assessment of his condition I have requested an urgent medical evacuation to a medical center in Europe or Israel where full toxicology testing and treatment can be done,” she said. “Thank you for your support and prayers.” |
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