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Russian ambassador to the US dies

November 11, 2026 5:24 pm · 2 min read ·Source: NZ Herald

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Alexander Darchiev was appointed to the US role in March 2025. Photo / Andrew Harnik, AFP

Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died “suddenly” at the age of 66 after just one-and-a-half years in the job, Moscow’s foreign ministry has announced.

The ministry called Darchiev an “outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader and a kind colleague”. He was appointed in March 2025.

Moscow did
not give more details on the death.

Darchiev previously served as Russia’s ambassador to Canada, between 2014 and 2021.

He was appointed to the US role last year, shortly after President Donald Trump returned to power, and several years into Moscow’s Ukraine offensive that has pitted Moscow against the West.

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Darchiev was a specialist in Russia-US relations and was the director of the foreign ministry’s North America department between 2021-2024.

In 2022, when Russia attacked Ukraine, Darchiev called the move a “necessary measure”.

– AFP

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