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Qatar–Russia relations (Russian:Российско-катарские отношения) are thebilateralforeign relations between the two countries,Qatar andRussia.
FollowingSaudi Arabia's lead, Qatar refused for many years to havediplomatic relations with theSoviet Union. This changed in the summer of 1988, when diplomatic relations between the two states were established on 2 August.[1] The Soviet Union opened itsembassy inDoha on 12 November 1989, and Qatar opened its embassy inMoscow on 14 November 1989.[2]
On 26 December 1991, Qatar recognised theRussian Federation as thesuccessor state to the Soviet Union, after thelatter's dissolution.[3] Russia has anembassy in Doha,[4] and Qatar has anembassy in Moscow.[5]
The currentambassador of Russia to Qatar isNurmakhmad Makhmadullaevich Kholov [ru].[6] The current ambassador of Qatar to Russia isFahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah, who appointed hisLetters of Credence toRussian presidentVladimir Putin on 16 March 2007.[7]
Relations became strained afterZelimkhan Yandarbiyev wasassassinated in Qatar on 13 February 2004.[8] On the third anniversary of Yandarbiyev's death,Russian presidentVladimir Putin traveled to Qatar on astate visit, where he was received byEmir of QatarHamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
On November 29, 2011, Russian ambassador to Qatar,Vladimir Titorenko, was allegedly assaulted by Qatar airport security and customs officers when he refused to have his suitcase scanned at the airport. Relations again became strained on February 7, 2012, when reportedly, after a diplomat from Qatar warned Russia of losing the support ofArab League about upcoming resolution on theSyrian uprising, which Russia and China later vetoed, the answer came harsh fromRussian UN ambassadorVitaly Churkin who replied thatIf you talk to me like that, there will be no Qatar today and boasted about Russian military superiority over Qatar. Later, Russia denied all these accusations.[9]
On 13 October 2022, Qatari emirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Russian presidentVladimir Putin in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana. At the time, Putin was a political pariah over theRussian invasion of Ukraine. Tamim praised Putin, saying he was "proud" of the relationship between Qatar and Russia.[10][11] On 17 August 2024,The Washington Post reported, citing anonymous diplomatic sources, that Ukraine's incursion into theKursk Oblast of Russia disrupted plans for indirect talks inDoha, Qatar to halt mutualstrikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine andRussia. Both Ukraine and Russia had reportedly planned to send their delegations to indirect talks mediated by Qatari officials, but Russian officials postponed the meeting in the wake of Ukraine's incursion. Some officials had hoped it could be the first step toward a more comprehensivepeace deal.[12]
In 2010, the Russian state-owned Yamal Reindeer Company began producing canned, halal reindeer meat for export to Qatar. Production commenced at the direction of the governor of the energy-richYamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, who proposed it during a meeting with Qatari officials.[13]
During a visit to Doha on 12 February 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to establish the Russian-Qatari Business Council.[14][15] As of 4 December 2018, the chairman of the council is Ahmet Palankoev, a Russian businessman.[citation needed]
During theRusso-Ukrainian war, Qatar mediated between Russia and Ukraine for the return of children to their parents in Ukraine. In October 2023 and December 2023, ten Ukrainian children were reunited with their families.[16][17] In addition, 11 children arrived in Ukraine in February 2024.[18] In March 2024, another group of Ukrainian children was flown from Russia to Ukraine.[19]
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