Yuri Ushakov

Yuri Ushakov.

Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov (Russian: Юрий Викторович Ушаков) (born 13 March 1947, in Moscow) is a Russian career diplomat. He is a graduate of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and was Russian ambassador to OSCE in 1996-1998.[1] He was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States in January 1999.

He was released from his posting by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 2 June 2008.[2]

He commented on the Beslan school massacre:

“ terrorists will never stop killing us if they are not stopped and eliminated with all the power and might of our nation and that of the civilized world. ”

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  2. ↑ "Dmitry Medvedev released Yury Ushakov from his post of Russian Ambassador to the United States" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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