No proof Yushchenko was poisoned, say experts

EXPERTS trying to figure out why Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko fell seriously ill during the country’s presidential campaign are testing a number of poisoning theories but have no conclusive evidence he was poisoned, doctors said today.

Yushchenko, whose formerly smooth skin has turned ashen and pockmarked since he fell ill in September, has alleged that Ukrainian authorities poisoned him - an allegation they deny.

Doctors are still running tests to try to determine what caused the illness, said Dr. Michael Zimpfer, the director of the private Rudolfinerhaus clinic.