List of ambassadors of Russia to Belarus
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| body = the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus
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| incumbent = Boris Gryzlov
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| incumbentsince = 14 January 2022
| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Minsk
| style = His Excellency
The Honourable
| reports_to = Minister of Foreign Affairs
| seat = Minsk
| appointer = President of Russia
| termlength = At the pleasure of the President
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| website = [https://belarus.mid.ru/ru/ Embassy of Russia in Belarus]
| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
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The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Belarus.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Minsk.{{cite web|url=https://bulgaria.mid.ru/home|title=Посольство Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь |language=Russian|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=12 October 2019}} There is a consulate general in Brest.{{cite web|url=https://brest.mid.ru/ru/|title=Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Бресте (Республика Беларусь) |language=Russian|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=12 October 2019}} The post of Russian ambassador to Belarus has been held by Boris Gryzlov since 14 January 2022.{{cite web|url=https://belarus.mid.ru/ru/embassy/ambassador/|title=Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Республике Беларусь|language=Russian|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|accessdate=2022-02-09}}
History of diplomatic relations
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With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus were first established on 25 June 1992.{{cite web|url=https://belarus.mid.ru/ru/countries/bilateral-relations/political-relations/|title=Политические отношения|language=Russian|publisher=Embassy of Russia in Minsk|accessdate=14 February 2010}}
Representatives of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Belarus (1992 – present)
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!Name !Title !Appointment !Termination !Notes |
{{interlanguage link|Igor Saprykin (diplomat)|ru|Сапрыкин, Игорь Александрович|lt=Igor Saprykin }}
|17 August 1992 |25 November 1996 | |
Valery Loshchinin
|Ambassador |25 November 1996 |24 February 1999 | |
Vyacheslav Dolgov
|Ambassador |24 February 1999 |17 June 2002 | |
Alexander Blokhin
|Ambassador |26 July 2002 |14 July 2005 | |
Dmitry Ayatskov
| Ambassador appointee |14 July 2005 |30 November 2005 |Appointed on 14 July 2005 but appointment refused by Belarus and withdrawn on 30 November 2005 |
Aleksandr Surikov
|Ambassador |6 February 2006 |24 August 2018 | |
Mikhail Babich
|Ambassador |24 August 2018 |30 April 2019 | |
Dmitry Mezentsev
|Ambassador |30 April 2019 |19 March 2021 | |
{{ill|Yevgeny Lukyanov|ru|Лукьянов, Евгений Владимирович}}
|Ambassador |23 March 2021 |14 January 2022 | |
Boris Gryzlov
|Ambassador |14 January 2022 | |