February 20, 2017

"The Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vitaly Churkin suddenly died on Monday in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

'The Russian Foreign Ministry is saddened to announce the death of Vitaly Churkin, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, on Monday in New York, a day before his 65th birthday,' said the brief statement, without disclosing the cause of his death."

Read more:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/21/c_136071539.htm