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List of ambassadors of Russia to Moldova

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Oleg Vasnetsov [ru]
since 2 July 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Chișinău
StyleHis Excellency
The Honourable
Reports toMinister of Foreign Affairs
SeatChișinău
AppointerPresident of Russia
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the President
WebsiteEmbassy of Russia in Moldova

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Moldova.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Chișinău.[1] The post of Russian Ambassador to Moldova is currently held by Oleg Vasnetsov [ru], incumbent since 2 July 2018.[2]

History of diplomatic relations

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With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Moldova were first established on 6 April 1992, with the first Russian ambassador to Moldova, Vladimir Plechko [ru], having been appointed on 18 March 1992.[3] In 2012, a consulate was opened in Tiraspol, de facto capital of the separatist region of Transnistria, despite the objections of the Moldovan government.[4]

Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova (1992 – present)

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Name Title Appointment Termination Notes
Vladimir Plechko [ru] Ambassador 18 March 1992 11 May 1995
Aleksandr Papkin [ru] Ambassador 11 May 1995 20 October 1999
Pavel Petrovsky [ru] Ambassador 20 October 1999 1 August 2003
Yuri Zubakov Ambassador 1 August 2003 24 April 2004
Yuri Mordvintsev Chargé d'affaires 24 April 2004 19 October 2004
Nikolai Ryabov [ru] Ambassador 19 October 2004 27 July 2007
Valery Kuzmin [ru] Ambassador 27 July 2007 5 April 2012
Farit Mukhametshin Ambassador 5 April 2012 2 July 2018
Oleg Vasnetsov [ru] Ambassador 2 July 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Молдова" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Посол" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 18.03.1992 г. № 282" (in Russian). Kremlin.ru. 18 March 1992. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ Rytövuori-Apunen, Helena (2019). Power and Conflict in Russia's Borderlands: The Post-Soviet Geopolitics of Dispute Resolution. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 122. ISBN 9781788311434.