The newly appointed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka assumed duties at the Mission on 03 September 2018.

25th Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition is held in Moscow on March 13-15, 2018.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia has organized a Sri Lankan Pavilion at the exhibition with the support of the Sri Lanka Tourism Bureau.

On the February 27, 2018 the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation held a Gala Dinner Reception in commemoration of the 70th Independence Day of Sri Lanka at the Lotte Hotel Moscow with the support of the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

February 26, 2017 was marked by the Ceylon Tea Party and the Networking Session, organized by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia at the Lotte Hotel Moscow with the support of the Sri Lanka Tea Board.

The 70th Independence Day commemoration was held at the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation on February 4, 2018, according to the agenda received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the participation of the Embassy staff and Sri Lankan nationals currently residing in the Russian Federation and representing Sri Lankan business and student communities from Moscow, Kursk, Tver and other regions of Russia. Around 120 Sri Lankan nationals participated in the event.

On October 14-16, 2017 Hon. Karu Jayasuriya, Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, made an official visit to St. Petersburg, Russia to participate in the 137th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly held on October 14-18, 2017.