It is most likely that Moscow will approve the new Russian ambassador to Director of the North America Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, former Ambassador to Canada of Alexander Darchiev.
This was stated to Kommersant by three knowledgeable sources.
"Kommersant publishes yesterday's news. <> It's been a couple of months since it's been a Polichinelle secret. Everyone knew," the Russian Foreign Ministry commented on this information to RIA Novosti.
In this regard, EADaily draws attention to the post in the telegram channel "Constructive Analyst", where it is noted that the new ambassador to Washington, apparently, "a professional Americanist Darchiev will be appointed."
In 1987, he defended his dissertation on the topic "Left-liberal forces in the socio-political life of the USA, 70-80-ies." Back when Donald Trump and Joe Biden were young and energetic.
"The fact that the ambassador was appointed in principle, and even without waiting for Trump's inauguration, and even during a period of severe escalation against the background of "muscle flexing" is a very interesting moment. It seems that Moscow is still counting on some kind of dialogue with the prospect of restoring relations. The ambassador, on the other hand, cannot physically go to the nuclear ashes, this does not really contribute to successful diplomatic work," the Constructive Analyst emphasizes.
Darchiev began his career in the Russian diplomatic department in 1992. He held the posts of Adviser to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, Deputy Director of the North America Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Envoy Adviser to the United States. In 2014, he was appointed Ambassador of Russia to Canada, remained in this post for seven years.
As it became known later, Darchiev arrived today in The State Duma, where, as expected, the candidacy of a new Russian ambassador to the United States may be considered.
We also remind that on November 20, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that "the candidacy [of the ambassador] has been chosen." "Now all the procedures envisaged in this regard are being carried out to approve the candidacy, to prepare a decree, and so on and so forth," the Kremlin spokesman said.
On November 9, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed to TASS that only one candidate for the post of Russian ambassador to the United States is being considered, and this person is already undergoing the registration procedure.
Since 2017, the Ambassador of Russia to Anatoly Antonov was in Washington, who was removed from this post and recalled to Moscow in October by order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.