Alexander Darchiev is expected to depart for Washington shortly MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The US greenlighted the appointment of Alexander Darchiev as Russia’s new ambassador, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "During the consultations that the delegations of Russia and the US held on February 27 in Istanbul to discuss a normalization of the operation of the two countries’ diplomatic missions, the American side handed over an official note with an agrement for the appointment