| Ambassador of theRussian Federation to theSlovak Republic | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry | |
since 23 October 2020 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Bratislava | |
| Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
| Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Seat | Bratislava |
| Appointer | President of Russia |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Formation | 1993 |
| First holder | Sergey Yastrzhembsky |
| Website | Embassy of Russia in Slovakia |
Theambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Slovak Republic is the official representative of thepresident and thegovernment of the Russian Federation to thepresident and thegovernment of Slovakia.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in theEmbassy of Russia inBratislava.[1] There is also anhonorary consul based inKošice.[2] The post of Russian ambassador to Slovakia is currently held byIgor Bratchikov [ru], incumbent since 23 October 2020.[3]
Diplomatic exchanges between the Soviet Union andCzechoslovakia began with the formal establishment of relations on 5 June 1922.[4] Relations were maintained throughout the twentieth century, with a brief break after theGerman occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939, until the reestablishment of relations in 1941. With the repudiation of communism, the country officially became theCzech and Slovak Federative Republic in 1990. With thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, a new ambassador,Aleksandr Lebedev [ru], was appointed as representative of the Russian Federation.[5] He continued as ambassador until thedissolution of Czechoslovakia and its separation into the states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Lebedev continued torepresentative to the Czech Republic until 1996, while a new ambassador,Sergey Yastrzhembsky, was appointed Russian ambassador to Slovakia in June 1993.[5]
| Name | Title | Appointment | Termination | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Yastrzhembsky | Ambassador | 3 June 1993 | 30 August 1996 | |
| Sergey Zotov [ru] | Ambassador | 25 November 1996 | 11 September 1998 | |
| Aleksandr Aksenyonok | Ambassador | 11 November 1998 | 14 August 2002 | |
| Aleksey Borodavkin [ru] | Ambassador | 14 August 2002 | 9 April 2004 | |
| Aleksandr Udaltsov [ru] | Ambassador | 16 June 2005 | 20 April 2010 | |
| Pavel Kuznetsov | Ambassador | 20 April 2010 | 10 September 2014 | |
| Aleksey Fedotov [ru] | Ambassador | 10 September 2014 | 23 October 2020 | |
| Igor Bratchikov [ru] | Ambassador | 23 October 2020 |
