UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space

UN Security Council rejects Russia-drafted resolution banning weapons in space

The UN Security Council rejected on Monday a resolution drafted by Russia that urged countries to prevent the use of weapons in space. The resolution's proclaimed purpose was to prevent an arms race i...

UN Security Council rejects Russia’s space weapons resolution

The United Nations Security Council rejected a Russian-backed resolution that called to prevent the deployment of weapons in space after the U.S., France and the U.K. all voted against the measure. The final vote was 7-7 with one abstention. In favor of the measure was Algeria, China, Ecuador, Guyana, Mozambique, Russia, and Sierra Leone. Against…

U.N. says no to Russian-backed resolution to keep space weapons race at bay

The United Nations on Monday for the second time in nearly a month failed to adopt a first-of-its-kind resolution, this time Russian-backed, which aims to prevent a weapons race in outer space.

V Radě bezpečnosti OSN (RB) neprošla Ruskem navržená rezoluce vyzývající země, aby „navždy“ zabránily umístění, hrozbě nebo použití jakýchkoli zbraní ve vesmíru. Moskva přišla s vlastním návrhem poté, co sama před měsícem vetovala obdobnou americkou rezoluci, jež vyzývala státy, aby zabránily zbrojním závodům ve vesmíru. Informuje o tom agentura Reuters.

A United Nations Security Council resolution drafted by Russia calling on all countries to prevent “forever” the deployment, threat or use of any weapons in outer space failed on Monday, with the 15-member body divided over the move.

U.N. rejects Russian resolution on banning weapons in space

The U.N. Security Council rejected a resolution proposed by Russia on banning all weapons in space, with the United States saying Moscow is trying to mislead the world from its true intention.