List of ambassadors of Russia to Moldova

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Oleg Ozerov  [ ru ] since 10 September 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Chișinău
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Chișinău
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Website	Embassy 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 Ozerov  [ ru ], incumbent since 10 September 2024. ^[2]

History of diplomatic relations

Main articles: Moldova–Russia relations and Russia–Transnistria relations

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)

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	10 September 2024
Oleg Ozerov  [ ru ]	Ambassador	10 September 2024

References

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.