Russia–Tajikistan relations (Russian: Российско-таджикские отношения) are the bilateral relations between the Russian Federation and Tajikistan.

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Russia–Tajikistan relations

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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoriev[1]	Ambassador of Tajikistan in Moscow Davlatshoh Gulmakhmadzoda

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Both countries are close allies and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the military alliance formed by the Collective Security Treaty Organization, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Tajikistan hosts Russian military units and infrastructure in Central Asia. Tajikistan and Russia also work closely together in issues concerning Afghanistan and are partners in anti-terrorism, anti-narcotics, and intelligence operations.

Since 1992, Russia has allowed Tajik nationals dual citizenship of Russia and Tajikistan.^[2]

On May 25, 1993, a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was signed between the two countries.^[3]

Tajikistan is highly dependent on the remittances coming from Russia. In 2012, it received US$3.595 billion in migrant remittances, equalling some 48% of its GDP. Some 1.5 million Tajiks work abroad, mostly in Russia.^[4]

After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March 2023, Putin will be subject to arrest by the Tajik authorities if he ever visits the country. Tajikistan is a signatory of the ICC Rome Statute while Russia does not after it withdrew in 2016 after its annexation of Crimea in 2014.^[5][6]

The current Ambassador of Russia to Tajikistan is Igor Lyakin-Frolov. The current Ambassador of Tajikistan to Russia is Imomuddin Sattorov.

The suspects in the Crocus City Hall attack were officially identified as citizens of Tajikistan.^[7] On 25 March 2024, Tajik authorities arrested nine people from Vahdat District on suspicion of involvement with the attackers.^[8] Russia has a large number of Central Asian migrant workers, including those from Tajikistan. The precarious position of Tajik migrants increased after the Crocus City Hall attack.^[9]

• Foreign relations of Russia
• Foreign relations of Tajikistan
• Immigration to Russia
• Illegal immigration to Russia

• (in Russian) Documents on the Russia–Tajikistan relationship at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Zafar Abdullayev (March 4, 2004). "TAJIKISTAN, RUSSIA PROBE MILITARY PARTNERSHIP". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
• Konstantin Parshin (January 11, 2009). "TAJIKISTAN: RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS WANT TO CLEANSE TAJIK MEDIA". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
• "Tajikistan Russia's Role in the Early 1990s". Photius. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
• "Tajikistan-Russia: Demarche as Rakhmon's answer to Medvedev". Ferghana.Ru news agency. 2009-02-02. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
• Vladimir Radyuhin (June 6, 2004). "Tajikistan: Russia scores over U.S." The Hindu. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved 2009-07-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

• Russian Center of Science and Culture in Dushanbe