Russian envoy to UN dies in NY

Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations for the past decade and leading international exponent of Vladimir Putin’s increasingly self-confident foreign policy, has died suddenly aged 64, the Guardian reports quoting Russian the foreign ministry in Moscow.
In a statement on last night, the ministry said Churkin died in New York, where the UN headquarters are located, a day before his 65th birthday. His death at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital followed what was described as a cardiac condition in his office at 9am local time, it said.
“The outstanding Russian diplomat died while he was in his current working role. We offer our condolences to the relatives of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin,” the statement added.
Generally regarded as a talented Putin loyalist, Churkin was a pugnacious defender of Russian policy, notably its intensive bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo last year against rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.

Russian envoy to UN dies in NY

Vitaly Churkin, Russias ambassador to the United Nations for the past decade and leading international exponent of Vladimir Putins increasingly self-confident foreign policy, has died suddenly aged 64, the Guardian reports quoting Russian the foreign ministry in Moscow. In a statement on last night, the ministry said Churkin died in New York, where the UN headquarters are located, a day before his 65th birthday. His death at NewYork-Presbyterian hospital followed what was described as a cardiac condition in his office at 9am local time, it said. The outstanding Russian diplomat died while he was in his current working role. We offer our condolences to the relatives of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin, the statement added. Generally regarded as a talented Putin loyalist, Churkin was a pugnacious defender of Russian policy, notably its intensive bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo last year against rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad.