The EU assured that with this test, Russia has demonstrated its ability to destroy space satellites.
The European Union “firmly” condemned this Friday the test that Russia carried out last Monday with an anti-satellite missile, considering it an “irresponsible” and “threatening” behavior that generated a large amount of space debris and put the lives of astronauts at risk. and cosmonauts from the International Space Station.
These tests are “dangerous and very destabilizing” because they can carry “catastrophic consequences”, as well as “deteriorate trust” between space actors, “increasing the perception of threats,” the EU’s high representative for Politics said in a statement. Exterior, Josep Borrell.
The EU assured that with this test, Russia has demonstrated its ability to destroy space satellites and said that the test “will jeopardize the free access and use of space for all states for many years.”
The Twenty-seven also considered that the launch of the missile “puts in doubt the credibility” of Russia, since it “contradicts” the position that it has defended in various international forums, including the UN, in favor of responsible behavior in outer space.
“It is a reminder of the urgent need to promote international debates to agree and implement rules of responsible behavior in space,” said Borrell, who called on all countries “including the Russian Federation” to contribute to the development of those rules.
Moscow acknowledged this week that it launched the missile to destroy an old 1982 Russian satellite, but called the United States a “hypocrite” for accusing it of having put the crew of the International Space Station at risk with the space debris generated by the test. . (I)
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