Russia continues its trend of making provocative statements about the international order in space.
is to discuss how to reduce threats and increase cooperation in space through the creation and adoption of new norms and principles of responsible behavior. The remarks were made by Konstantin Vorontsov, a member of the Russian Foreign Ministry and head of Russia's delegation to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
Vorontsov said that the uses of commercial and civilian satellite assets by the United States and its allies throughout the ongoing invasion of Ukraine"constitute indirect involvement in military conflicts" whether they realize it or not and that so-called"quasi-civilian infrastructure may become a legitimate target for retaliation."
"At the very least," the statement continues,"this provocative use of civilian satellites is questionable under the Outer Space Treaty, which provides for the exclusively peaceful use of outer space, and must be strongly condemned by the international community." Russia's comments about targeting commercial assets in space come after its ongoing invasion of Ukraine prompted Elon Musk's SpaceX to
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