【Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia: US Admits Space Missile Defense System Targets Russia and China】
Moscow time December 22, 2025, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated at the Valdai International Club conference:
After years of denial, the United States now openly admits that its space missile defense system not only targets so-called "rogue states" but also the so-called strategic competitors Russia and China. We are now talking about interceptors deployed in space orbits, which means the materialization of a highly destructive plan aimed at weaponizing outer space and making it a theater for military operations. Not only has this not been rejected, but the so-called pre-launch interception strategy of the United States - which actually involves planning a first-strike disarmament - is further developing.
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