| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova |
| Insignia: | MID emblem.png |
| Incumbentsince: | 2 July 2018 |
| Department: | 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 |
| Termlength: | At the pleasure of the President |
| Website: | Embassy of Russia in Moldova |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry |
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, incumbent since 2 July 2018.[2]
See main article: 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,, 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]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador | 18 March 1992 | 11 May 1995 | ||
| Ambassador | 11 May 1995 | 20 October 1999 | ||
| 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 | |
| Ambassador | 19 October 2004 | 27 July 2007 | ||
| Ambassador | 27 July 2007 | 5 April 2012 | ||
| Farit Mukhametshin | Ambassador | 5 April 2012 | 2 July 2018 | |
| Ambassador | 2 July 2018 | |||