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Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia officially appoints ambassador to US
Russia has officially appointed Alexander Darchiyev, who previously headed a department in the Foreign Ministry, as ambassador to the United States. Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, as reported by European Pravda Details: Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree on 6 March appointing Darchiyev as Russia's ambassador to the United States and Russia's permanent observer to the Organisation of American States in Washington. Russia's previous ambassador to the United States ended his tenure in October 2024. The intention to appoint ambassadors as soon as possible was announced after talks between the US and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia on 18 February. Washington handed Moscow an agrément (a note of acceptance) for Darchiyev's appointment after another round of talks on 27 February in Istanbul. Prior to this role, Darchiyev, 64, headed the North Atlantic Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Over his diplomatic career, Darchiyev has spent a total of 10 years working at Russia's diplomatic mission in Washington, serving as an embassy counsellor from 1997 to 2002 and as an envoy counsellor from 2005 to 2010. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Reuters
06-03-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Putin appoints Alexander Darchiyev as Russia's new ambassador to Washington
MOSCOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Darchiyev as the new ambassador to the United States, according to decree published on Thursday. The Foreign Ministry said last week Washington had given it the green light to appoint Darchiyev at a meeting between Russian and U.S. officials in Turkey. Darchiyev is a career diplomat who has served two long spells in Russia's Washington embassy and was ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021. He is currently head of the Foreign Ministry's North America Department.
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia claims US has approved appointment of new Russian ambassador
The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that Russia received agrément for the appointment of Alexander Darchiyev as ambassador to the United States. Source: Russian Foreign Ministry's website, as reported by European Pravda Details: The statement says that during consultations between Russian and US delegations on 27 February in Istanbul, the American side "delivered an official note granting agrément for the appointment of Darchiyev, the Director of the North Atlantic Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America". The ministry stated that his departure for Washington is expected in the near future. Darchiyev has spent a total of approximately 10 years working at Russia's diplomatic mission in Washington. From 1997 to 2002, he served as an embassy counsellor, and from 2005 to 2010, he held the position of minister-counsellor. Darchiyev was Russia's ambassador to Canada from October 2014 to January 2021. He has served as director of the North Atlantic Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry since January 2021. Background: The US Department of State previously stated that following a meeting with Russian representatives in Istanbul on 17 February, both sides had outlined specific initial steps to stabilise the operations of their diplomatic missions. The talks in Istanbul followed a meeting between the US and Russian delegations on 18 February in Saudi Arabia, which was not attended by Ukraine. After the negotiations in Saudi Arabia, the US Department of State said that the delegations agreed to "address the irritants" to the bilateral relationship and continue preparing talks on Russia's war against Ukraine. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
The Guardian
28-02-2025
- Business
- The Guardian
Russia to appoint new US ambassador as diplomatic relations thaw
Russia has announced it will appoint a new ambassador to Washington, signalling a further diplomatic thaw in relations just a day after Russian and American officials met in Istanbul to discuss strengthening ties. Moscow said Alexander Darchiyev, a career diplomat who is currently the head of the foreign ministry's North America department, will soon leave for the role in Washington. Moscow has not had an envoy in the US since the last ambassador left his post in October last year. Russia's foreign ministry said the US had formally approved Moscow's appointment of Darchiyev after Thursday's talks in Istanbul, where diplomats met to discuss improving bilateral relations. Darchiyev, 64, previously served as Russia's ambassador to Canada from October 2014 to January 2021. He has worked for the foreign ministry since 1992 and held a senior post at the embassy in Washington earlier in his career. In a statement published on Russia's foreign ministry website, Moscow said it had proposed restoring direct flights between the two countries during the talks in Istanbul. Following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukraine's allies – including the US, the UK and the EU – banned Russian planes from their airspace. On Friday, Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said officials in Istanbul 'agreed on joint steps to ensure the uninterrupted financing of diplomatic missions in both countries and to create appropriate conditions for diplomats to carry out their duties effectively'. Over the past decade, Russia and the US have repeatedly expelled each other's diplomats, significantly reducing their embassy staffing levels. The talks in Istanbul marked the second consecutive week of meetings between Washington and Moscow, after last week's discussions in Saudi Arabia where the two country's vowed to improve economic relations that had been cut by the imposition of western sanctions. The series of meetings, first set in motion by a call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin earlier this month, signal a dramatic shift in relations. The Russian president on Thursday applauded the new US administration for 'pragmatism, a realistic worldview' and described initial contacts with the Trump administration as 'inspiring a certain degree of hope'. 'There is a reciprocal mood to work to restore intergovernmental ties and to gradually resolve the huge number of systemic and strategic problems that have built up in the world's security architecture,' said Putin at a meeting with the leadership of the FSB intelligence service. Putin also seemed to suggest that Europe and the UK were attempting to undermine negotiations between Russia and the US. 'We understand that not everyone is happy with the resumption of Russian-American contacts. Some western elites are still determined to maintain instability in the world, and these forces will try to disrupt or compromise the dialogue that has begun,' he said. Trump's pivot toward closer ties with Putin has sent shock waves through Europe. The leaders of the UK and France, who met the US president separately this week, have been pushing him to maintain support for Ukraine.
Reuters
28-02-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia says US has given it green light to appoint a new ambassador to Washington
MOSCOW, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the United States had given Moscow its official blessing to appoint Alexander Darchiyev as its new ambassador to Washington. The American side had handed over an official note green-lighting Darchiyev's appointment during talks with Russia in Istanbul on Thursday, the ministry said. Darchiyev, currently head of the Foreign Ministry's North America Department, will leave for Washington soon. Moscow has not had an envoy in the U.S. since the last ambassador left his post in October.
