China News Service, Moscow, February 20 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on the 20th that Russia has always firmly opposed the deployment of nuclear weapons in space and called for compliance with all existing agreements. He also said that it is "impossible" for the United States and the West to seek unilateral advantages.
According to the Russian President's website, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Putin in the Kremlin that day that Russia has not deployed nuclear weapons in space. Western countries are very aware of this but still hype it. He said that the purpose of the United States and the West in hyping this topic is to firstly intimidate members of Congress, promote and pressure the passage of aid to Ukraine, and invest in confronting Russia and strategically defeating Russia; secondly, the United States and the West are trying to use This prompted Russia to restart strategic stability dialogue.
Putin said that Russia’s position is clear and transparent. Russia has always firmly opposed the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. On the contrary, Russia not only called for compliance with all existing agreements, but also repeatedly proposed strengthening joint work in this field. In the space field, Russia only does what other countries, including the United States, do.
Putin said that Russia has never opposed negotiations and has always supported negotiations. This also applies to Ukraine. Russia has stated this many times. It was Ukraine that suspended the negotiations, under direct orders from London and Washington.
He also pointed out that Russia has never given up on strategic stability dialogue. However, on the one hand, the United States and the West claim to defeat Russia strategically, but on the other hand, they seem to intend to have a dialogue with Russia on strategic stability issues. They believe that the two have no connection and "this will not work." "If they want to defeat us strategically, we have to think about what strategic stability is for our country."
Putin emphasized that Russia does not exclude anything and does not give up anything. The United States and the West want to seek unilateral advantages, "this is impossible." He also said that contact can be made through the channels of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (over)