MOSCOW: Russia’s ambassador to america, Alexander Darchiev, has died abruptly at age 66 after one and a half years within the job, Moscow’s overseas ministry introduced Wednesday (Nov 11).
The ministry known as Darchiev an “excellent diplomat, an skilled chief and a form colleague”. He was appointed in March 2025.
Moscow didn’t give extra particulars on the dying.
The US State Division stated Darchiev died Wednesday in Moscow.
“We provide our condolences to Ambassador Darchiev’s household and family members. We refer you to the Russian Authorities for extra particulars concerning his passing,” a State Division spokesman stated.
Darchiev beforehand served as Russia’s ambassador to Canada between 2014 and 2021.
He was appointed to the US position final 12 months shortly after President Donald Trump returned to energy, and several other years into Moscow’s Ukraine offensive that has pitted Russia towards the West.
Darchiev was a specialist in Russia-US relations and was the director of the overseas ministry’s North America division between 2021 and 2024.
When Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, Darchiev known as the transfer a “mandatory measure”.
