Ambassador of theRussian Federation to theKingdom of Spain
Embajada de la Federación de Rusia en el Reino de España
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Yury Klimenko [ru] since 18 November 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Madrid
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Madrid
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the president
Website	Embassy of Russia in Spain

Theambassador of Russia to Spain is the official representative of thepresident and thegovernment of the Russian Federation to theking and thegovernment of Spain.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in theRussian embassy inMadrid.^[1] There is aconsulate-general inBarcelona, andhonorary consuls inSeville,Burgos,Valencia, andVigo, as well as inLas Palmas in theCanary Islands.^[2][3] The current Russian ambassador to Spain isYury Klimenko [ru], incumbent since 18 November 2022.^[4] Since 1995, the ambassador to Spain has haddual accreditation to Andorra, where an honorary consul is based inAndorra la Vella.^[3][5]

Formal diplomatic relations between Spain and Russia date back to the early eighteenth century and the establishment of theRussian Empire in 1721.Peter Bredal led a diplomatic mission to Spain that year on behalf of TsarPeter the Great, and in July 1722, diplomatic relations were officially established, and a Russian diplomatic mission was opened in Madrid.^[6] The first ambassador,Sergey Golitsyn [ru], was appointed on 22 April 1722.^[7] Diplomatic relations were broken off several times, the first being by Spain in 1730, as part of maneuvers to more closely align with France. The two countries were on opposite sides during theWar of the Polish Succession between 1733 and 1735, and theWar of the Austrian Succession between 1740 and 1748. Diplomatic relations were only fully restored in 1759, withPyotr Repnin [ru] appointed envoy on 4 July 1760.^[6][7] The exchange of envoys continued thereafter until they were once more broken off by Spain on 15 July 1799, by which time Spain was now allied with theFrench First Republic, and Russia entered theWar of the Second Coalition against France and its allies.^[6] Relations were restored on 14 May 1802, following the signing of theTreaty of Amiens. They continued during much of the Napoleonic Wars, until 20 September 1812, following the start of theFrench invasion of Russia in 1812. New ambassadors were once more appointed following the final defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the dismantling of his empire. A further break, this time by Russia, took place in 1835, but relations were restored in 1856. In 1899 the mission was upgraded to an embassy.^[6] Relations were maintained following theFebruary Revolution brought the end of the Russian Empire and the establishment of theRussian Provisional Government, but were broken off after theOctober Revolution and the Bolshevik seizure of power.^[6]

Diplomatic relations remained broken until 28 June 1933, when theSoviet Union established relations with theSecond Spanish Republic. The Soviet Union supported theRepublican side against theNationalists duringSpanish Civil War, until the Republicans' ultimate defeat in 1939.^[8] Spain was ruled thereafter by aright-wing dictatorship led byFrancisco Franco. Diplomatic relations were only restored after Franco's death in 1975, and theSpanish transition to democracy by 1977. The exchange of ambassadors resumed with the appointment ofSergey Bogomolov [ru] on 19 February 1977.^[9] Exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union. With thedissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Spain recognised the Russian Federation as itssuccessor state.Igor Ivanov represented Russia until 1994, and since then ambassadors have continued to be exchanged between the two countries.^[8] On 13 June 1995, diplomatic relations were established between Russia and Andorra, with the incumbent ambassador to SpainViktor Komplektov [ru] appointed concurrently to Andorra, an arrangement that has since continued.^[5]

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