Washington DC: US on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of threatening actions in space, saying Moscow's COSMOS 2612 military satellite deliberately maneuvered dangerously close to what it called one of its "commercial satellite".
In a post on X, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Thomas G DiNanno said, "As just announced in the @UN First Committee, Russia's COSMOS 2612 military satellite has been exhibiting threatening behavior by intentionally maneuvering dangerously close to a commercial satellite, behaviors consistent with on-orbit weapons operations."