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 Russian Federation to the Organization of American States in Washington,

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.

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.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar's leader and military junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will hold talks in the Kremlin on Tuesday after which they will sign documents and made a statement to the media,

Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on Tuesday with the head of Myanmar’s military government Min Aung Hlaing, who is seeking to cement cooperation with Moscow as he faces isolation and sanctions from the West.

Russia is a crucial arms supplier to the isolated state, which is struggling to quell violent opposition to the junta's military rule