Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed senior veteran diplomat Alexander Darchiev as ambassador to the United States on Thursday, to lead a rapprochement with that has stunned Ukraine and Washington's European allies.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Darchiyev as the new ambassador to the United States, according to decree published on Thursday. The Foreign Ministry said last week Washington had given it the green light to appoint Darchiyev at a meeting between Russian and U.S. officials in Turkey.

Russia said on Friday it was sending a new ambassador to Washington, the latest sign of a thaw between the two countries as they try to mend their damaged relations and seek an end to the war in Ukraine.

All About Russia’s New Ambassador to U.S under Donald Trump. Russia has just appointed Alexander Darchiev as its new ambassador to the United States. But who is he? A skilled diplomat looking to ease tensions—or a Kremlin hardliner sent to challenge Washington?

Dictator Vladimir Putin has appointed diplomat Alexander Darchiev as the Russian ambassador to the United States of America, the Kremlin’s official website reports. "Appoint Alexander Nikitovich Darchiev as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States of America and the Permanent Observer of the

Russia President Vladimir Putin has appointed diplomat Alexander Darchiev as the country’s ambassador to the United States of America. This was disclosed in a statement on the Kremlin’s official website on Thursday.