Yemelyan Ukraintsev
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Yemelyan Ignatievich Ukraintsev (Russian: Емелья́н Игна́тьевич Украи́нцев; September 12 or 23, 1641–1708) was a Russian diplomat and statesman.
Ukraintsev started his career in
Artamon Matveev fell into disgrace in 1676, Ukraintsev unofficially took charge of the Posolsky Prikaz. In 1677, he was sent to Warsaw as a second ambassador. In 1679, Ukraintsev met with Hetman Ivan Samoylovych to negotiate joint military action against the Turks. Ironically, he also participated in Samoylovych's deposition during the Crimean campaigns
in 1687.
In 1686, Ukraintsev took part in signing the
Vasily Galitzine (then head of the Posolsky Prikaz) had to flee from the Crimean Tatars
. After Galitzine's deposition, Yemelyan Ukraintsev joined his opponents and officially took charge of the Posolsky Prikaz, keeping this post for ensuing ten years.
In 1699, he was appointed ambassador to
Semyonovsky regiments. Despite this incident, his diplomatic career continued. In 1707-1708, Ukraintsev was appointed ambassador to Poland together with Prince Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov
.
Ukraintsev died in 1708 while on a mission to Hungary to reconcile Duke Francis II Rákóczi with the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.