The ambassador of Russia to Cape Verde is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Cape Verde.
The ambassador to Cape Verde and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Praia. The current Russian ambassador to Cape Verde is , incumbent since 8 September 2022.
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Cape Verde were established on 14 June 1975. Relations were initially handled through the Soviet embassy in Guinea-Bissau, with the Soviet ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, , having dual accreditation to Cape Verde from 19 December 1975. The embassy in Praia was opened in 1981, and the first ambassador solely accredited to Cape Verde, , was appointed on 23 November 1981. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cape Verde recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The incumbent Soviet ambassador, , continued as ambassador from Russia until 1997.