To date, he is the main candidate for this post. As reported by Russian media, this information was immediately confirmed to them by four sources in state structures.

At the same time, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president, said that at the moment no decisions on this issue have been made yet.

Recall sources in the State Duma of the Russian Federation called the main candidate for the post of permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations is Alexander Grushko.

As reported URA-Inform, in New York on Monday, February 20, died the permanent representative of Russia in the United Nations Vitaly Churkin.