RUSSIA: ‘Vitaly Churkin, Russian envoy to UN, dies suddenly in New York’, Associated Press, 20 February 2017

Russia's ambassador to the UN, a veteran diplomat known as a potent, savvy yet personable voice for his country's interests who could both spar and get along with his Western counterparts, died suddenly Monday after falling ill in his office at Russia's UN mission. Vitaly Churkin was taken to a hospital, where he died a day before his 65th birthday, 'Vitaly Churkin, Russian envoy to UN, dies suddenly in New York', Associated Press, 20 February 2017