Any possible Russian attack on US infrastructure, including commercial satellites, will be met with a response from US forces.
This was reported by Ukrinform on Thursday by John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council, citing Reuters.
At the same time, the White House representative did not specify details, but confirmed that Russia is “trying to master anti-satellite technologies.”
As such, Kirby responded to a request for comment on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s statement that Western commercial satellites could become legitimate targets for Russia if used to support Ukraine, which is resisting Russian aggression.
As Ukrinform reported the day before, a high-ranking representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated at the UN that the Russian Federation does not exclude attacks on the components of the civilian infrastructure of the USA and Western countries in space. To provide military assistance to the Armed Forces.