Russia Always Against Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Space - Putin

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has always been against deployment of nuclear weapons in space, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

“Our position is clear and transparent. We have always been categorically against the placement of nuclear weapons in space,” Putin said, adding that Russian activities in space are no different from that of other countries, including the US, and they “know about it.”

Russia never refused dialogue on the strategic stability, Putin added.

⚡️Russia has no plans to deploy nuclear weapons in space, Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian activities in space same as of other countries, including US, and they know about it, Vladimir Putin said.

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) February 20, 2024

Last week, US Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said that the White House confirmed that the national security threat stems from Russia's ongoing development of anti-satellite capabilities. Later, US President Joe Biden instructed his team to initiate direct diplomatic contacts with Russia in connection with the "security threat" related to Russia.

Kirby added that while Russia's development of this particular capability is concerning, it does not pose an immediate threat to anyone's safety.

President Biden then went on to admit that Russian anti-satellite technology does not pose any nuclear threat to Americans or anyone else in the world.

“There is no nuclear threat to the people of America or anywhere else in the world with what Russia is doing at the moment,” Biden told reporters.