Russian Ambassador To UN Vitaly Churkin “Suddenly Dies” In New York
by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
Feb 20, 2017
Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2006, “died suddenly” in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. Churkin died one day before his 65th birthday. The Russian diplomat reportedly passed away after being rushed to a hospital in New York.
While speculation of foul play may emerge, according to Al Arabiya the Russian UN envoy had been suffering from heart problems.
The Russian foreign ministry gave no details on the circumstances of his death but offered condolences to his relatives and said the diplomat had died one day before his 65th birthday. Here is the statement issued moments ago from the Russian Foreign Ministry:
The Russian Foreign Ministry deeply regrets to announce that Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin has died suddenly in New York on February 20, a day ahead of his 65th birthday,” the ministry said. “The outstanding Russian diplomat died in harness,” the ministry said. “We offer sincere condolences to the family of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin.”
Prior to his appointment to represent Russia at the UN in May 2006, where he has clashed on numerous occasions with opposing members of the Security Council whose decisions Russia has vetoed more than once – and vice versa – the diplomat served as ambassador to Belgium, ambassador to Canada, and liaison ambassador to NATO and the Western European Union (WEU).
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