Russia – Zimbabwe relations (Russian: Российско-зимбабвийские отношения) date back to the mid-1960s, during the Rhodesian Bush War.

"[1] Mugabe shunned Soviet help and allowed British military bases to be established in Zimbabwe against protests from Moscow.

The Soviet embassy officially protested, however, they were allegedly told by Mugabe "to complain to your ZIPRA friends.

"[2][3] However, since the 2000s Robert Mugabe had strengthened his relations with both Beijing and Moscow as a result of intense western pressure on him.

Zimbabwe was one of the few countries that voted with Russia on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 about the annexation of Crimea.