Days after India announced A-SAT missile launch, Russia has urged India to join the idea of developing a multilateral legally binding instrument for keeping outer space peaceful based on the Russian-Chinese draft treaty, with the support of a solid group of like-minded nations to prevent weaponization of outer space.
In a statement, Russia said, “We noted the test of anti-satellite weapons conducted by India on March 27, as a result of which an Indian spacecraft – a target – in a low earth orbit was hit by an interceptor ballistic missile.”
Russia slammed the United States for weaponisation of outer space and believes India’s test is a result of a degraded situation in the field of arms race.
Russia, in its statement, said: “We have to state that this action of India has been largely the result of the substantially degraded situation in the field of arms control.”
