NEW YORK: Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin (pic), who for years fended off Western criticism and defended Moscow’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, died in New York. He was 64.
Churkin collapsed while at work at the Russian mission to the United Nations on Monday and was rushed to a Manhattan hospital, apparently suffering from heart problems, diplomatic sources said.
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