Museveni’s trip to Russia involved tough choices.

President Museveni travelled to St Petersburg with his son and military advisor, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and a delegation including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Hajj Abubakar Jeje Odongo. The delegation was an indication that weapons and arms were on Museveni’s mind during preparations for the trip.

In a tweet about the trip, however, Museveni said he had called on Russia to ”take interest in a number of business opportunities in fields of oil and gas, agriculture, production, the pathogenic economy, industry and space science.” Museveni also gave some hints about his meeting with Putin on July 27 on the sidelines of the Summit.

”My main proposition to Russia is that they discourage, by policy, the importation of raw materials from Africa and instead work with Africans to add value to their raw materials at source,” President Museveni said on Twitter.