The ambassador of Russia to North Macedonia is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of North Macedonia.

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian Embassy in Skopje. The post of Russian ambassador to North Macedonia is currently held by Dmitry Zykov, incumbent since 25 December 2025. There is an honorary consulate in Ohrid.

History of diplomatic relations

The Soviet Union maintained diplomatic relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia throughout the twentieth-century, with ambassadors appointed up until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, and thereafter with the Russian Federation recognised as its successor state. Yugoslavia had also begun to break up by 1991, with Macedonia voting for independence in 1991. Russia recognised the Republic of Macedonia on 4 August 1992, and official diplomatic relations were established on 31 January 1994. The Russian mission in Skopje was established as an embassy on 6 October 1994. The first Russian ambassador to Macedonia, , was appointed on 25 September 1996. On 22 May 2002, an honorary consulate was opened in Bitola, but permission for it to operate was subsequently revoked by the North Macedonian government on 1 June 2022. In 2019, a long-running dispute over the country's name was settled, and the country became known as North Macedonia.

Representatives of the Russian Federation to North Macedonia (1996–present) NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotesAmbassador25 September 1996 28 April 2000Credentials presented on 26 December 1996Vladimir IvanovskyAmbassador21 June 20007 February 2002Credentials presented on 31 July 2000Ambassador7 February 20028 June 2006 Credentials presented on 14 March 2002Ambassador8 June 2006 17 November 2010Credentials presented on 29 August 2006 Ambassador17 November 20103 August 2018 Credentials presented on 28 January 2011Ambassador3 August 20189 December 2025Credentials presented on 18 September 2018 Vladimir DyakovChargé d'affaires9 December 202525 December 2025Dmitry ZykovAmbassador25 December 2025

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