Russia and China have urged the United States to keep weapons out of outer space after Washington confirmed that it had deployed “on-orbit space control weapons” for the first time.
The development has heightened concerns over the militarisation of space, with Moscow calling for international efforts towards the complete demilitarisation of the domain.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia believed space should remain free of weapons.
“We believe that space must be free of any weapon,” Peskov told reporters.
“We are counting on broad international consolidation to continue working towards the complete demilitarisation of space,” he added.
China, which maintains close strategic ties with Russia, also criticised the US announcement and called on Washing
