CNN: Putin Critic Allegedly Poisoned for the Second Time

Lawyer for Putin critic believes his client has been poisoned again (CNN)

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was in a coma in 2015 after a suspected poisoning has been hospitalized in Russia after falling ill in the early hours of Thursday, his attorney said.

Vladimir Kara-Murza has suffered "multiple organ failure," is on dialysis and is being artificially ventilated, his lawyer, Vadim Prokhorov, wrote on Facebook.

Kara-Murza, 35, is "currently in a stable but critical condition" in a hospital, Prokhorov said by phone. "It is a very, very difficult situation," he added.