MOSCOW – Russia says it regards as irresponsible Washington’s preparationsfor putting weapons in space.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefingtoday that the US steps taken lately to prepare for the deployment ofweapons in space, including creation of a space-based missile defensegroup, confirm the growing need for international efforts to resist suchirresponsible plans.
Zakharova said we hope for the prompt beginning of negotiations on thisissue at the disarmament conference in the context of maintaininginternational security and strategic stability.