Putin Appoints New Russian Ambassador to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday appointed veteran diplomat Dmitry Dogadkin as Russia's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Syria, succeeding Alexander Yefimov.

Putin Appoints New Russian Ambassador to Syria
3 August, 2026   21:34
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Russia's TASS news agency reported that Putin signed a decree appointing Dogadkin as Moscow's new ambassador to Damascus. The decree also relieved Yefimov of his duties as the Russian president's special representative for the development of relations with Syria.

Dogadkin has more than three decades of diplomatic experience. He joined the Russian diplomatic service in 1990 and has held a number of positions at the Russian Foreign Ministry and in diplomatic missions abroad.

He previously served at the Russian Embassy in Syria from 2009 to 2013 before heading a department in the Russian Foreign Ministry's Middle East and North Africa Directorate from 2013 to 2017.

Dogadkin later served as Russia's ambassador to Oman from 2017 to 2021 and as ambassador to Qatar from 2021 until July 2026.

ANHA