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Russian ambassador to US dies, foreign ministry said

Reuters

MOSCOW, Nov ‌11 (Reuters) - 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.

(Reporting by ReutersEditing by ‌Gareth Jones)