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List of ambassadors of Russia to Iceland
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The ambassador of Russia to Iceland is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Iceland.
The representative and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Reykjavík.[1] The post of Russian ambassador to Iceland is currently vacant, following the withdrawal of the last ambassador, Mikhail Noskov, on 11 September 2023. Since then, representation has been by chargé d'affaires.[2]
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History of diplomatic relations
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Formal diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Iceland and the Soviet Union date back to 1926. Iceland at this time was part of a personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark, and affairs were handled through the representatives in Denmark. A representative office was opened in Reykjavík in 1943, with 4 October 1943 being considered the official date of the establishment of diplomatic relations.[2][3] The first representative, Aleksey Krasilnikov, was appointed on 9 December 1943.[3] The personal union between Denmark and Iceland was dissolved after the 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum, and the Soviet Union became one of the first states to recognize Icelandic independence.[2] The mission was upgraded to an embassy in November 1955, and the exchange of ambassadors continued throughout the rest of the existence of the Soviet Union.[3] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the incumbent Soviet ambassador, Igor Krasavin, continued in post as the Russian ambassador until 1992.[3]
Diplomatic relations were reviewed by the Icelandic government following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. On 9 June 2023, they decided to close the embassy in Moscow and withdraw their ambassador to Russia.[4] Russian diplomatic representation in Iceland was simultaneously downgraded to chargé d'affaires.[2]
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List of representatives of Russia to Iceland (1943–present)
Soviet Union to Iceland (1943–1991)
Russian Federation to Iceland (1991–present)
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