[Regnum] Russia continues to cooperate with the United States in the field of peaceful space, but in other areas the level of dialogue leaves much to be desired. This was announced on April 10 by the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov.
“As for peaceful space, cooperation and interaction continues here. It is important. But in all other areas, of course, the level of dialogue leaves much to be desired,” the Kremlin representative noted, commenting on the level of interaction with Washington on space.
As Regnum reported, on October 26 last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting on the rocket and space industry in Korolev, noted that Russia’s cooperation with other countries in the space industry continues and will continue, despite any problems.
However, in mid-February, ABC News, citing sources, reported that the US government suspects Russia of allegedly planning to place nuclear weapons in space for use against satellites. In turn, Peskov called these messages rumors, which are another trick of the White House.
Putin on February 20 expressed bewilderment at the uproar in the West over Russia's alleged plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space. He recalled that Moscow, on the contrary, has always opposed the militarization of space or the deployment of nuclear weapons there.
White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on April 4 that the United States will introduce a resolution to the UN Security Council early next week calling for the non-placement of nuclear weapons in space.