The Embassy of Russia in Tbilisi was the
diplomatic mission
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of the
Russian Federation
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to the
Republic of Georgia
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. The
chancery was located at 51 Chavchavadze Avenue in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
. On August 29, 2008, Georgia ordered the Russian ambassador
Vyacheslav Kovalenko
Vyacheslav Yevgenevich Kovalenko (russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Коваленко) (born 27 March 1946) is a career diplomat and a former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Armenia. He ser ...
and all other Russian diplomats to leave the country and close the embassy and severed diplomatic relations with Russia.
Georgia breaks relations with Russia
Russia and Georgia had previously fought a five-day war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
over two Georgian breakaway regions ( Abkhazia and South Ossetia
South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It has an officially stated populat ...
) declaring independence. The Russian Federation is represented through the Russian Federation Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia.
See also
* Georgia–Russia relations
Georgia–Russia relations are the bilateral ties between Georgia and the Russian Federation. The two countries have had no formal diplomatic relations since August 2008, largely due to the Russo-Georgian War and Russian recognition of separatis ...
References
External links
Embassy of Switzerland in Georgia, Russian Federation Interests Section
Georgia (country)–Russia relations
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
Georgia (country)–Switzerland relations
Russia–Switzerland relations
Vake, Tbilisi
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