The European Union condemns Russia's testing of kinetic anti-satellite weapons against the Kosmos-1408 satellite.
This is stated in the statement of the EU High Representative on behalf of the entire European Union, the full text of which is published on the website of the European Council.
" This has generated a large amount of space debris, which poses a long-term risk to space activities with or without crews, including the safety of astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station, "
At the same time, it is noted that testing a space rocket contradicts the position of the Russian Federation in the report of the UN Secretary General on responsible behavior in space..