Russia rejects US reports of nuclear weapons as "evil fantasy.". Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claimed that the information was nothing but "malicious fantasies" The White House is behind the narrative in order to get more funding from the US Congress for its fight against Russia.
Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he has no knowledge of the alleged Russian plans.. NATO had already decided in 2021 that attacks from or in space could in future be treated as an alliance case in accordance with Article 5.