THE MOST IMPORTANT NEWS - RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO UN VITALY CHURN HAS "DIED SUDDENLY" IN NEW YORK; PUTIN "DEEPLY UPSET"

Russian Ambassador To UN Vitaly Churkin Has “Died Suddenly” In New York; Putin “Deeply Upset”

BY MICHAEL ON FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2006, “died suddenly” in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. Churkin died one day before his 65th birthday. Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, told AP that Churkin became ill and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday.

Churkin was at the Russian embassy on East 67th Street when he became sick with a “cardiac condition” around 9:30 am, sources told the New York Post. 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.

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