Vladimir Putin's ex-assistant who quit over war in Ukraine can't turn a blind eye to new photos

While his condition was today officially diagnosed as a rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, reports indicate that the Italian secret service continues to investigate the case

He had been a senior Kremlin official before Putin was promoted to his first job in the federal government. (

Image: Ksenia Sobchak/East2west News)

New footage shows former Vladimir Putin aide Anatoly Chubais hospitalized in Sardinia, partially paralyzed and unable to close his eyes.

While his condition was officially diagnosed today as a rare neurological disorder, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, reports indicate that the Italian secret service continues to investigate the case.

Chubais, 67, a former Kremlin chief of staff and former deputy prime minister, suffers from partial facial paralysis and cannot walk or close his eyes.

This case is one of many where Putin's enemies were poisoned or died under suspicious circumstances. Western intelligence has long feared that Russian labs have sought to create toxins that mimic real diseases.

Anatoly Chubais with Vladimir Putin (

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via TVK6/east2west news)

Chubais is the most senior Russian official to have resigned in protest against the war in Ukraine. He resigned as Putin's envoy to international organizations in March and left Russia.

He had been a senior Kremlin official before Putin was promoted to his first job in the federal government.

“His condition has stabilized, but Anatoly [Chubais] is still in intensive care, his legs and arms are not functioning well, his eyes cannot be closed and he is suffering from partial facial paralysis,” said the journalist and former presidential elected official. ...