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A Russian opposition leader is in intensive care in a Moscow hospital, and a lack of clarity about the cause of his sudden illness has raised fears of foul play. A Russian opposition leader is in intensive care in a Moscow hospital, and a lack of clarity about the cause of his sudden illness has raised suggestions of foul play. Vladimir Kara-Murza was a close associate of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in February, and works with a civic organisation founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former oil tycoon and opponent of the Kremlin.
The First City Hospital said 33-year-old Vladimir Kara-Murza remained in a grave condition on Thursday, two days after he was admitted. The Interfax news agency, citing the hospital’s chief doctor, said he appeared to be suffering from pancreatitis and double pneumonia. First City hospital said 33-year-old Kara-Murza remained in a grave condition on Thursday, two days after he was admitted. The Interfax news agency, citing the hospital’s chief doctor, said he appeared to be suffering from pancreatitis and double pneumonia.
His father, a prominent journalist also named Vladimir, told Interfax that doctors had not ruled out foul play, but that there was no evidence that his son had been deliberately poisoned.His father, a prominent journalist also named Vladimir, told Interfax that doctors had not ruled out foul play, but that there was no evidence that his son had been deliberately poisoned.
Kara-Murza was a close associate of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated in February, and works with a civic organisation founded by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former oil tycoon and opponent of the Kremlin.
The US ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, said on Twitter: “We are concerned about Vladimir Kara-Murza and urge that he receive the best medical care now.”The US ambassador to Russia, John Tefft, said on Twitter: “We are concerned about Vladimir Kara-Murza and urge that he receive the best medical care now.”