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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 Vasnetsov [ru] since 2 July 2018
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 RussiainChișinău.^[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[edit]

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)[edit]

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