* Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine in February 2022.
The United States and Russia are set to clash at the UN Security Council over a US-proposed resolution aimed at preventing an arms race in outer space.
The vote is scheduled for Wednesday, with Russia expected to veto the draft due to disagreements with the US over allegations of Russian development of an anti-satellite nuclear weapon.
The US and Japan have been negotiating the text for six weeks, which affirms the Outer Space Treaty and calls for peaceful use of space.
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty prohibits signatories, including Russia and the United States, from placing nuclear or mass destruction weapons in Earth's orbit.
Russia and China plan to propose an amendment in the UN Security Council to ban all weapons in outer space.
The amendment, which is not expected to be adopted, requires at least nine votes and no vetoes from Russia, China, the United States, Britain, and France.
Russian diplomats argue that without their amendment, the US-proposed text would be unbalanced, harmful, and politicized, potentially undermining the Outer Space Treaty legal regime.
A Russian scientist, Polyanskiy, argued that all space-related disputes should be discussed among all members of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, not just the UN Security Council members.
US intelligence sources claim Russia may have developed a space-based nuclear bomb capable of disabling satellites through electromagnetic radiation.
However, the White House denies Russia has deployed such a weapon.
Russian President Putin has previously stated against nuclear weapons in space.
With satellites becoming crucial assets in modern warfare, as seen in the Ukraine conflict, the importance of space in military capabilities has grown significantly.