"We are closely monitoring the various means that Russia, apparently, wants to develop, which can threaten not only the interests of our national security, but also the security interests of other space powers," - quoted by RIA Novosti Kirby.
According to him, the United States did not receive warnings from the Russian side about weapons testing.
In turn, State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing that Russia had allegedly tested an anti-satellite missile.
According to him, Washington US intends to work with allies and partners to prepare a response to Russia's "irresponsible actions".
In April 2020, the US Space Forces command announced that the Russian military was testing a DA-ASAT (Direct-ascent anti-satellite) anti-satellite missile.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, commenting on these allegations, said that the United States is inventing pretexts to ignore the proposals of the Russian side to create a legal framework to prevent an arms race in space.
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