Bloomberg writes about this, citing sources.

“The United States has told its allies that Russia could launch a nuclear weapon or a mock warhead into space as early as this year,” the publication says.

Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that Russia has always opposed the deployment of nuclear weapons in space.

The President emphasized that the United States cannot simultaneously call for Russia’s defeat and conduct a dialogue on strategic stability. 

Putin also said that Western leaders are using “horror stories” about Russia to get money from taxpayers.