If Russia had no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space, it would not have vetoed the UN Security Council's draft resolution against the proliferation of weapons, including nuclear weapons, in outer space. This was stated by the National Security Advisor to the US President Jake Sullivan, UNN reports with reference to the White House.
Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution proposed jointly by the United States and Japan that would have reaffirmed the fundamental obligation of the Outer Space Treaty states not to place nuclear weapons in orbit around the Earth. The resolution would also call on all member states not to develop nuclear weapons specifically designed to be placed in orbit
According to him, the placement of nuclear weapons in orbit by a state party would not only violate the Outer Space Treaty, but would also jeopardize the vital communications, science, meteorology, agriculture, trade and national security services that all satellites provide to societies around the world.
The United States believes that Russia is developing a new satellite carrying a nuclear device. We have heard President Putin publicly state that Russia has no intention of placing nuclear weapons in space. If that were true, Russia would not have vetoed this resolution