Putin replaced the Extraordinary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Kyrgyzstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Nikolai Udovichenko to the Russian Federation to Kyrgyzstan. The decree signed by the President was published on the official portal of legal information.

“To appoint a Udovichenko Nikolai Nikolaevich by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kyrgyz Republic,” the document says. Udovichenko was replaced by Andrei Krutko at this post, who was removed from his post today.

Udovichenko until April 2018 was an ambassador of Russia to Nigeria. He held this position for more than five years.