Gazeta Wyborcza quoted Rosati as saying Yeltsin was very ill and effectively on leave , but for now retained control in Russia although matters were passing into the hands of his close collaborators .
<response> <organization>Gazeta Wyborcza</organization> quoted <person>Rosati</person> as saying <person>Yeltsin</person> was very ill and effectively on leave , but for now retained control in <location>Russia</location> although matters were passing into the hands of his close collaborators . </response>