Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev has died

Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Alexander Darchiev has died at 66, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on November 11.Darchiev had served as Russia’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States since March 2025.Darchiev had worked at Russia’s Foreign Ministry since 1992. He served at the Russian Embassy in the United States from 2005 to 2010 as minister-counselor, and was Russia’s ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021.He led the Russian delegation at Russia–U.S. talks in Istanbul in February 2025.At Meduza, we are committed to transparency about our use of artificial intelligence in the newsroom. The story you’re reading was written by one of our living, breathing journalists and translated from Russian using an AI model configured to follow our strict editorial standards. This translation process is the result of extensive testing and refinements to ensure our English-language coverage is timely and accurate. A Meduza editor reviews every draft before publication.If you find any errors in this translation, please contact us at [email protected].To read Meduza’s exclusive content in English, please subscribe to our newsletter.