If Putin was capable of ordering this guys assassination through poison (obviously, still a big question), kind of makes you wonder if there was any more to those apartment bombings that were blamed exclusively on the Chechen rebels years back. Very conveniently timed.
look if they really attempted to poison him he would be dead. This is basicly it. If he wanted a PR stunt he would eat some sh#%t and get medical treatment blame it on Authorities and increse his ratings.