Russia on Thursday deemed
"unfounded"
the information in the American press reporting a plan by Moscow to place nuclear weapons in space, citing a
"ruse"
by Washington to get aid to Ukraine approved.
Russian denials are generally greeted with skepticism by the West, with Moscow having denied for weeks that it wanted to attack Ukraine, finally launching a large-scale assault on February 24, 2022.
Senior U.S. officials announced Wednesday that the United States faces a new and
"grave threat"
to its security, then media reports claimed it related to Russia's plan to deploy an anti-nuclear weapon. satellites in space.
“We constantly repeat that we will not respond in any way to the various unfounded accusations.
If they make statements, they should at least back them up with evidence
,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies.
A “ruse” from the White House
“This is part of a trend over the past decade where Americans are engaging in malicious fabrications and attributing to us all kinds of actions or intentions that don't suit them
,” he added.
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, estimated that it was a
“ruse”
by the White House to push the American Congress to adopt the important aid package of 60 billion dollars for Ukraine has been blocked for several months.
“It is clear that the White House is trying, rightly or wrongly, to encourage Congress to pass the budget bill, that is obvious. We will see what trick the White House will use
,” declared Dmitri Peskov, quoted by Russian news agencies.
According to the American channel ABC and the New York Times newspaper, which cite anonymous officials, the supposed Russian project is only in the development stage and does not pose an immediate threat.