Slave to the Grave 26 Posted November 24, 2004 Check this chap out, looks a bit peaky. Not sure he passes the famousness test - yet but perhaps he's worth watching. If the pic doesn't work, try: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/default.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 186 Posted November 24, 2004 Interesting shout - think he does now pass the famousness test... Out of interest Slave, are you predicting death by natural causes (looks possible) or a simple mysteriously-disappearing-on-one-of-those-cold-nights-in-Kiev type death ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted November 25, 2004 Out of interest Slave, are you predicting death by natural causes (looks possible) or a simple mysteriously-disappearing-on-one-of-those-cold-nights-in-Kiev type death ? Upon reflection, I rather think the latter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Four Horsemen 26 Posted November 25, 2004 Apparently the election campaign in the Ukraine explained his appearance as the result of a bad meal of sushi.......maybe they just meant there was something fishy going on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rude Kid 3 Posted November 25, 2004 A bit peaky, you say? Jesus, that bloke wouldn't look out of place among the winos down my local shopping precinct. If that's what one bad plate of sushi does to you, I'm going veggie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stayin Alive 26 Posted November 25, 2004 Looks like a mutant cross between John Hurt and Alan Rickman, in typical badie guise, a la Die Harder. Either that or a case of an undiganoised streptococcal disease. Come on, you've got to face up to the fact it might be that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted November 25, 2004 Some experts think it is deliberate dioxin poisoning. Or a stress-related disorder. Check out the before and after pics on this page: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4041321.stm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
satboy 2 Posted November 25, 2004 Those long summers in the holiday cottage in Chernobyl may be starting to take their toll... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stayin Alive 26 Posted November 26, 2004 The Russian equivalent of our Chequers I guess. Better keep an eye on Prescott and Howard then, if they ever stay there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted November 26, 2004 Is that really the same man in the before and after pics? If so perhaps he's just suffering from a really bad post-nose job infection. Alternatively, perhaps he's resorted to Saddam's method of foiling would-be assassins by using looky likeys (perhaps all the good ones chickened out). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted November 26, 2004 It looks like an extreme case of an allergic reaction. I know quite a few people who are unable to eat seafood. Maybe he is allergic to sushi after all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 28, 2004 The price of pissing off Russia when hardliners are running things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattd007 1 Posted November 28, 2004 that guy looks bad, if he was poisoned it really messed him up good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faustus 9 Posted November 28, 2004 So thats where General Noriega ended up, the yanks turned him and now he's working for them ha ha... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mart Posted November 28, 2004 Be wary of discount Botox clinics in Kiev. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mart Posted November 28, 2004 If Albert Finney had a brother with bad complexion, he might look like Viktor, no? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattd007 1 Posted November 30, 2004 the thing about allergic reactions is that that go away, they dont stay as long as this guy has had it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted December 10, 2004 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1393172,00.html Looks like it was poison. No evidence of it having been a potentially lethal dose, but I suppose whoever it was may try again, so an early departure may be on the cards for Viktor. A highly speculative possible makeweight then for next year if numbers are short. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted December 11, 2004 I suppose whoever it was may try again, so an early departure may be on the cards for Viktor. He is certainly one to keep an eye on for 2005. Especially if he wins the re-scheduled elections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted December 18, 2004 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4105035.stm Yuk! One polititian you wouldn't want to kiss your baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slave to the Grave 26 Posted December 27, 2004 More strange goings on in Kiev Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted December 27, 2004 He is definitely a marked man now that he has won the election. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted December 27, 2004 I was in the Ukraine in March and can vouch for the dismal state of the buses there as this snapshot shows. BTW: a word of advice to anyone planning a trip to Kiev: When there, don't have as much to drink as I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_fan 42 Posted December 27, 2004 BTW: a word of advice to anyone planning a trip to Kiev: When there, don't have as much to drink as I did. I hear that the vodka is really cheap over there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted April 21, 2018 He gave an interview earlier this month to the BBC on the effects of being poisoned: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-43611547/viktor-yushchenko-ukraine-s-ex-president-on-being-poisoned Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
