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| UN Security Council did not adopt the Russian draft resolution on preventing an arms race in space |
| 2024-05-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The UN Security Council (SC) did not support the draft resolution proposed by Russia on preventing an arms race in outer space. Of the 15 countries, seven representatives voted for the resolution, including Russia and China. The same number of states were against it. Switzerland abstained from voting. To adopt a document, nine votes of Security Council members must be obtained and none of the permanent members must veto. As Regnum reported, in April at the UN Security Council, Russia vetoed a draft resolution prepared by the United States and Japan on the non-deployment of nuclear weapons in outer space. During the voting, the resolution was supported by 13 out of 15 countries, China abstained. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova explained that Russia was forced to block the draft UN Security Council resolution on banning the deployment of weapons in space, proposed by the United States and Japan, due to the refusal to accept amendments initiated by Moscow and Beijing, as well as because of Washington’s attempts to create new ones through the resolution obligations in this area. Russia, according to the diplomat, proposed to abandon any type of weapon in space, and not just weapons of mass destruction. They also discussed guarantees of non-use of force or threat against space objects. Zakharova noted that the adoption of the resolution would allow the United States to legitimize any views on international security that are beneficial to them. Related: Nuclear weapons in outer space 04/26/2024 Thomas-Greenfield tried to shift responsibility for a nuclear war to Russia Nuclear weapons in outer space 04/26/2024 Russia sinks space nuke ban at UN amid rumors of Putin's orbital weapon Nuclear weapons in outer space 04/05/2024 United States will introduce a resolution to the UN Security Council on the non-placement of nuclear weapons in space |
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