The mysterious deaths of Russian politicians

2026-11-12 19:38:36Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The mysterious deaths of Russian politicians

Russia's ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died suddenly at the age of 66. The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the news, without providing details about the cause or place of death.

Darchiev was appointed ambassador to Washington in March 2025. He had previously served as ambassador to Canada and worked for many years in Russian diplomacy in North America.

His death brings to mind the case of Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the United Nations, who died suddenly in New York on February 20, 2017, the day before his 65th birthday. According to Reuters, a US official stated at the time that Churkin had suffered a heart attack.

In November 2016, Sergey Krivov, a security guard at the Russian consulate in New York, died. His body was found in the consulate building with a head injury. Russian authorities stated that the cause was a heart attack.

Another case was the death of Mikhail Lesin, a former minister under Vladimir Putin and founder of RT television. He was found dead in a Washington hotel in 2015.

American investigators determined that he had died from multiple injuries caused by blows to the head and other parts of the body. Later, American authorities announced that he had died from ethanol poisoning and that it was an accident.


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