Russia's ambassador to the US, Alexander Darchiev, has passed away.
He was 66 years old. The sad news was shared by the Russian Foreign Ministry. It is not yet known why the diplomat died.
Darchiev began his career at the Russian Foreign Ministry in 1992. During this period he headed the North American department, served as deputy director and also worked for five years as a consultant to the Russian Embassy in the United States and then became minister-consultant.
From 2014 to 2021, Darchiev was Russia's ambassador to Canada. In the spring of 2025, Vladimir Putin appointed him Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States.
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