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The LDPR decided to seek help from the ROC in connection with the serious illness of its leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky. As reported by Ura.ru His colleague, State Duma deputy Vasily Vlasov, sent a letter to Patriarch Kirill asking him to pray for the head of the party hospitalized with COVID-19.
The press service of the party confirmed to journalists the fact of sending a letter to Vlasov, but declined to comment in detail on this topic.
According to the statement of the Ministry of Health, at the moment Zhirinovsky’s condition is assessed as stable, while the department does not provide details. The media, citing sources, reported that the politician had a serious lung lesion and that he was connected to a ventilator. Ura.ru he claimed that the party leader undergoing treatment “does not recognize colleagues, relatives and doctors.”
On Friday, it became known about the hospitalization of the leader of another parliamentary party – the Communist Party. Gennady Zyuganov’s associates told MK that he was admitted to the hospital for a preventive examination due to the appearance of cold symptoms. At the same time, the party claims that the coronavirus in the politician has not been confirmed.