The Crimean Khan, Meñli I Giray, helped him against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and facilitated the opening of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Constantinople, where the first Muscovian embassy appeared in 1495.
O khan de Crimea, Meñli I Giray, axudoulle contra o Gran Ducado de Lituania e facilitou as relacións diplomáticas entre Moscova e Istambul, onde acudiu a primeira embaixada rusa en 1495.