Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that Russia had not warned the United States about testing anti-satellite weapons. This was reported by the Politico portal on November 15.
"It was an irresponsible act. We are closely monitoring the types of activities that Russia seems to intend to develop, and which may pose a threat not only to our national security interests, but also to the security interests of other space powers. And again, we made it very clear that we would like to see regulatory requirements for interaction in space, so that this space is responsibly used by all space powers," the portal quotes Kirby as saying.
State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters that Russia "recklessly conducted a dangerous test of a direct-guided anti-satellite missile against one and its own satellites."
On October 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's proposal for a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles (INF) in the Asia-Pacific region and other regions of the world remains in force, and its relevance is growing. The Russian leader also noted that after the termination of the Treaty on the Elimination of Short- and Medium-Range Missiles (INF) The Asia-Pacific region is facing the prospect of a new round of the arms race.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed concern over the US' desire to deploy medium- and shorter-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Russian Foreign Ministry is convinced that these actions of the United States will significantly disrupt strategic stability, the head of the department said.
On October 25, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that Russia and the United States will discuss the INF in order to avoid an arms race. According to him, in the context of discussing the issue of the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles, it is worth mentioning hypersonic non-nuclear weapons, strategic drones with an emphasis on those that are capable of solving strategic tasks.
The Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles was concluded between the USSR and the United States in 1987 and prohibited the two States from producing and deploying intermediate-range and shorter-range ballistic and cruise missiles.
