Sudden death of the Russian ambassador to the United States

BanglaPress Desk: Alexander Darchiev, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, has died unexpectedly at the age of 66. He had served as ambassador to the U.S. for only a year and a half. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced this on Wednesday (November 11).
The Russian ministry did not disclose the cause of his death, according to a report by CNN.
A senior diplomat, Darchiev was known for his outspoken criticism of the West. He was appointed as ambassador to the U.S. by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2025, with the objective of restoring relations with the United States.
Following Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine in 2022, relations between Moscow and Washington deteriorated as the U.S. began providing direct military aid to Ukraine. Moscow was already at odds with Western nations over its invasion of Ukraine when Darchiev was appointed as ambassador to Washington last year.
However, the prospect of a normalization in U.S.-Russia relations emerged following the ascent of Donald Trump to the presidency.
Prior to his posting in the United States, Darchiev served as Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021. In the interim, he also headed the North American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Source: CNN
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