Yuri Ushakov
Yuri Ushakov (b. 1947) is a Russian diplomat and statesman. Since May 2012, he has been Aide to the President of the Russian Federation responsible for foreign policy issues.
Career
From 1992 to 1996 Ushakov served as Director of the European Cooperation Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry responsible for cooperation with the OSCE, the EU, NATO, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council,[1] the Western European Union,[2] the Council of Europe, and regional European organizations. From 1996 to 1998 Ushakov served as the Russian Ambassador to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria. From 1998 to 1999 Ushakov served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. From 1999 to 2008 Ushakov served as Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States. From 2008 to 2012 he served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Ushakov speaks Danish and English.
NATO war in Ukraine
- See also: NATO war in Ukraine
During the NATO war in Ukraine in November 2022 Ushakov, along with Nikolai Patrushev, negotiated a deal with Biden regime National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to allow Russian forces to withdraw from the west bank of the Dnieper Delta without being fired upon.[3]