US Defense Department spokesman Pat Ryder said Russia is launched a space weapon capable of attacking satellites in low Earth orbit, DPA and BTA reported.
He added that this happened on May 16, and the Russian weapons satellite is currently in the same orbit as a US government satellite.
When asked by reporters if the Russian weapon was a threat to the American satellite, the Pentagon spokesman replied yesterday: "It is a space weapon in the same orbit as the American government satellite."
The US representative to the UN, Robert Wood, earlier made a similar statement.
According to the US military, Russia has already launched such a space weapon in 2019 and 2022.
On Monday, the UN Security Council did not adopt a resolution submitted by Russia against the arms race in space.
The project received seven votes “for“, while seven other countries, including the United States, voted “against“.
US Representative Robert Wood accused Russia of using manipulative tactics after it vetoed a US resolution against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space last month.
In February, warnings emerged in the United States about Russia's nuclear ambitions in space, noting that the nuclear potential of weapons aimed directly at satellites could pose a threat to national and international security.
The US government has accused Russia of developing military capabilities for use against satellites, but President Joe Biden nevertheless assured that there is no nuclear threat against Americans or the people of the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by saying that Russia is opposed to deploying nuclear weapons in space.