His hair was snowy, his eyes looked swollen and pink, and the skin on his hands was spotty and scaly. As we now know, the owner of Chelsea FC believes that he had been the victim of a poison attack 11 days earlier, which left him temporarily blind and led to fears for the lives of two other people. The three suffered from peeling skin on their faces and hands, red eyes and constant and painful tears, sources said, in a possible attack with a nerve agent. Mr Abramovich, whose mother is Ukrainian, is acting as a mediator in peace talks to end the war. His allies suggested that he become a nuclear target in Moscow in order to undermine negotiations to end the war.