Diplomatic relations between the forerunners of the modern states of Montenegro and Russia date back to the early nineteenth century. The
Russian Empire supported the
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro against French incursions during the
Napoleonic Wars, with
Marko Ivelich and
Stepan Sankovsky acting as diplomatic agents in the early 1800s. served as head of a special mission to Montenegro between 1858 and 1859, following the establishment of the
Principality of Montenegro, and during its campaigns against
Ottoman forces. ==List of representatives of Russia to Montenegro (1805–present)==