By Gaël Camba & Euronews
Published on •Updated
Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev has died at the age of 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
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He “died suddenly,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on X, without giving further details on the causes of his death.
“We have lost an outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader, a kind colleague and a mentor,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“We extend our deepest and sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of Alexander Darchiev.”
Darchiev held several positions in the Russian Foreign Ministry before replacing Anatoly Antonov as ambassador to the United States in early 2025, shortly after the election of Donald Trump.
He previously served at the Russian Embassy in Washington in the late 2000s and spent six years as Russian Ambassador to Canada between 2014 and 2021.
A seasoned diplomat appointed by Vladimir Putin, Darchiev was known for his repeated condemnations of the West.
The death comes as Moscow and Washington struggle to repair deteriorated relations since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. At the time, Darchiev called the move a “necessary step.”
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