Reuters| Moscow | Russian Federation
Moscow rejected criticism from the United States and the United Kingdom of Russia's activities in space on Friday after the two nations expressed concern at a Russian satellite test conducted on July 15. Britain on Thursday said Russia had launched a projectile with the "characteristics of a weapon" and called on Moscow to behave responsibly in space.
"The tests conducted by Russia's Ministry of Defence on July 15 did not pose a threat to other space objects and, most importantly, did not violate any norms and principles of international law," Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. The foreign ministry said it considered statements made by American and British officials as an "anti-Russian strike as part of a targeted information campaign initiated by Washington" to discredit Russia's activities in space.
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