Aleksei Alekseievich Rodionov (March 27, 1922 – May 18, 2013) was a

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diplomat who served as the Soviet Ambassador to Pakistan from 1971 until 1974 and the Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada after the Cold war from 1991 to 1992. He is notable for his appointment that saw his involvement during the war with India in 1971 when the Soviet Union directed a secret message to

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to come up with a peaceful political settlement for the

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to avoid going through the conflict with India. The now-declassified Rodionov message ultimately warned Pakistan that "it will eembarking na suicidal course if it escalates tensions in the subcontinent." Rodionov reportedly had an acrimonious meeting with President Yahya Khan a week after the Indo-Soviet treaty was signed. During his tenure, the Soviet Union's relations with Yahya Khan had met with demise but he worked towards repairing relations with Bhutto in 1971 when he lobbied in the Soviet Union for the establishment of the

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. On 24 January 1972, he delivered an official invitation to then-President

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In Karachi to pay a state visit to

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that took place in 1974. In 1974, Rodionov was recalled from his posting as Soviet ambassador to Pakistan in order to take up other duties. Soviet Ambassador Sarvar A. Azimov had succeeded him who stayed until 1980. After the Cold War, he opted for

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and served as Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada from 1991 until 1992.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodionov, Aleksei 1922 births 2013 deaths Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Pakistan People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Ambassadors of Ukraine to Canada Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Turkey Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Canada Ambassadors of the Soviet Union to Myanmar

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