Ilyichev heads Russian mission at United Nations

Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Pyotr Ilyichev has been appointed as acting Permanent Representative to the organization after Vitaly Churkin’s unexpected death, according to a representative of Russian Foreign Ministry’s press service. Pyotr Ilyichev has become acting Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations,” he said. Ilyichev will head…