Russian ambassador to US dies, foreign ministry says

Russian ambassador to US dies, foreign ministry says

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

Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said later on Telegram that Darchiev had ⁠died ​in ⁠Moscow from a chronic illness. 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.

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