Vladimir Putin appointed Alexey Paramonov as Russian Ambassador to Italy

The relevant decree has been published on the legal information portal.

"To release Sergey Razov from the duties of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation and the Italian Republic and concurrently in the Republic of San Marino", - the document says.

Another decree appointed Alexey Paramonov as the Russian ambassador to Italy and San Marino.

Earlier, Putin dismissed the Russian ambassadors to Latvia and Estonia from their posts.