Museveni meets Russia ambassador Semivolos, minister Cherkesova
In a meeting held at State House, Entebbe, President Museveni and his guests discussed key areas of mutual interest and explored avenues for deepening co-operation between Uganda and Russia.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in a group photo with Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova, Russian Federation Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Vladlen Semivolos and other Russian Federation and Ugandan Government officials after a meeting at the State House Entebbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta)
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President Yoweri Museveni has met and held fruitful discussions with Russian ambassador to Uganda Vladlen Semivolos and deputy minister of digital development communications and mass media Bella Cherkesova.
In a meeting held at State House, Entebbe, President Museveni and his guests discussed key areas of mutual interest and explored avenues for deepening co-operation between Uganda and Russia.
Russian Federation Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Vladlen Semivolos (left) reads a message from Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to President Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (right) at the State House Entebbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta)
The Uganda-Russia relations
Uganda and Russia have a good working relationship on trade. Uganda exports goods such as coffee and tea to Russia, while it imports several goods, including aircraft, spacecraft, machinery, electronics and vehicles from Russia.
Russia, formerly the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), established diplomatic relations with Uganda on October 11–12, 1962.
In 1964, the USSR and Uganda signed a trade agreement on economic and technical co-operation and established dynamic political dialogue.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni meeting the Russian Federation Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Bella Cherkesova and her delegation in the presence of Ugandan government officials at the State House Entebbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta)
Russia in August last year announced military support to Uganda, following a visit to Russia by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba in May.
During the Russia visit, Kainerugaba met head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Defence Lt. Gen. Alexander Kshimovsky. During the meeting, the two parties discussed the situation in Africa, as well as promising areas of Russian-Ugandan military and military-technical co-operation.
Both parties agreed that they needed to strengthen their partnership in an effort to ensure regional security and stability.
President Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (right) meets the Russian Federation Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Vladlen Semivolos (left) at State House Entebbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by PPU/Tony Rujuta)
Uganda is involved in peace missions in the region including contributing troops to the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia.
Ugandan troops are also carrying out joint operations with Democratic Republic of Congo troops to fight the Allied Democratic Forces rebels, a branch of the Islamic State in Central Africa.