Relationship dossier
Russia
Uganda
Relationship assessment
Russia and Uganda maintain constructive ties, including military-technical cooperation and civilian nuclear energy discussions.
Russia toward Uganda
+35Russia has pursued military-technical cooperation with Uganda, including arms and military training ties, and engaged Uganda on civilian nuclear energy cooperation.
Uganda toward Russia
+35Uganda has maintained engagement with Russia and pursued cooperation in areas including military affairs and civilian nuclear energy. Its abstentions on UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reflected a non-aligned stance rather than support for the resolutions.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship features sustained diplomatic engagement and cooperation in military affairs, alongside discussions of civilian nuclear energy. Uganda’s non-aligned position on the war in Ukraine has not prevented continued engagement with Moscow. The breadth and implementation of bilateral arrangements remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Russia and Uganda maintain a cooperative relationship involving military-technical ties and discussions of civilian nuclear energy. Uganda has pursued engagement with Moscow and adopted a non-aligned position on the war in Ukraine, abstaining on UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across sectors are unclear.
Key developments
Russia and Uganda signed an agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
Vladimir Putin and Yoweri Museveni met in Sochi, with bilateral cooperation among the topics discussed.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Russian-Ugandan military-technical cooperation are unclear.
- The status and practical outcomes of proposed civilian nuclear cooperation are unclear.