The United States will vote early next week on a resolution calling on the Security Council not to place nuclear weapons in space. This was stated by White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby.
Kirby noted that the White House is counting on Russian support for the document. Earlier, the American permanent representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that the United States is ready right now, without preconditions, to begin discussions with Russia and China on arms control. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Washington’s statements about its readiness for arms control ‘demeaning’