Now aint this peculiar. After the Russian ambassador is murdered in Turkey now this new Russian diplomat all of a sudden has a heart attack and dies. We don't have to ask who's behind this now do we?!!?
Vitaly Churkin, Russian ambassador to United Nations, dies in New York
U.S.
CBS/AP
NEW YORK -- Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64.
Russia’s
deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told The Associated Press
that Churkin became ill in his office at Russia’s U.N. mission and was
taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday.
A
Russian Embassy spokesperson told CBS News that they believe Churkin
died of a heart attack but they do not yet have official word on the
cause of death.
Churkin
has been Russia’s envoy at the United Nations for a little over a
decade and was considered Moscow’s great champion at the U.N.
He had a reputation for an acute wit and sharp repartee especially
with his American and Western counterparts. He was previously ambassador
at large and earlier served as the foreign ministry spokesman.
Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative Petr Iliichev said about Churkin that he kept working “till the very end.”
“The
loss that Russia has suffered is irreplaceable. Ambassador Churkin kept
working till the very last moment. He dedicated all his life to
protecting Russia’s interests abroad. He was [always] at the front line,
taking the most challenging appointments,” Iliichev said.
In a recent interview with CBS News
and two other news organizations, Churkin said U.S.-Russia relations
were “probably the worst since 1973.” He also added it is “fashionable
to blame Russia for everything.”
“The big distinction between the
Cold War and the current climate is that during the Cold War, the
attitude at the U.N. was that Russia would never vote with the U.S.;”
now, he said, the two nations cooperate in several areas and worked with
the U.S. and other nations to find a consensus candidate to be the next
Secretary General.
Colleagues took to social media to react to Churkin’s death:
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