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Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Alexander Darchiev, Moscow’s ambassador to the United States, has died at 66. He was appointed to the post in March 2025 to lead a rapprochement with the Trump administration.
Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died aged 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, according to CNN.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Darchiev, a veteran diplomat who had publicly denounced the West, as ambassador to Washington in March 2025. He was tasked with leading a rapprochement with the Trump administration, a move that has unsettled Ukraine and European countries.
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