Russian ambassador to US dies, foreign ministry said

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 11:29 AM

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)


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