“I want to say that the Americans are more and more persistent in trying to legalize the launch of their weapons into space. They (USA. - RT ) want to lead through the UN, through the Security Council, consent to the militarization of outer space. Even if there is no agreement on the part of the UN or the Security Council (it goes without saying that this will not go through the Security Council), they want to justify the militarization of outer space with this supposedly fault of Russia and China, ”the expert explained.
According to Litovkin, one should always bear in mind that "if the Americans blame someone for something, then they have already done it."
Lanata previously said that Russia and China are conducting maneuvers near the satellites of Western countries, which is dangerous.
On January 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that NATO was launching a dangerous game to extend operational activities to the space environment and cyberspace.
Also in December 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump officially announced that the United States had created space forces.