Russia had said 'quasi-civilian infrastructure' could become a retaliation target during a U.N. meeting.
an excerpt from an English translation of a statement by the Russian delegation to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs .
Left: A stock photo shows a Starlink satellite dish on top of a home. Right: A photo shows a Ukrainian soldier in February, 2015, in Soledar, Ukraine. Starlink has been used to assist Ukraine amid the invasion by Russian forces."Interesting statement from Russia on satellite use: 'Quasi-civilian infrastructure may become a legitimate target for retaliation'," Joshi wrote.
Sharing Joshi's tweet to the r/space subreddit in a post that had 11,000 upvotes at the time of writing, a redditorRussia's statement at the September 12 UNODA meeting, and its unofficial English language translation, can be foundThe English language translation does include the following quote:"We would like to underline an extremely dangerous trend that goes beyond the harmless use of outer space technologies and has become apparent during the events in Ukraine.
"It seems like our colleagues do not realize that such actions in fact constitute indirect involvement in military conflicts. Quasi-civilian infrastructure may become a legitimate target for retaliation."
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