Russian ambassador to US dies, foreign ministry said

​Russia's ‌ambassador to the United ​States, Alexander ‌Darchiev, has died aged 66, the Russian Foreign ‌Ministry said on ‌Wednesday.

Putin appointed Darchiev, a veteran diplomat ⁠known ​in ⁠the past for his public ⁠denunciations of the ​West, as ambassador to Washington ⁠in March 2025 ⁠to ​lead a rapprochement with ⁠the Trump administration that has ⁠rattled ⁠Ukraine and European countries.