'Malicious fabrication': Russia dismisses US warning on nuclear weapons in space

The development comes after the United States told Congress and allies in Europe about new intelligence related to Russian nuclear capabilities that could pose an international threat.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has called reports about the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in space a malicious fabrication of the United States, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on Thursday.

The development comes after the United States told Congress and allies in Europe about new intelligence related to Russian nuclear capabilities that could pose an international threat.

The new capabilities, related to Russian attempts to develop a space-based weapon, do not pose an urgent threat to the United States, a source told news agency Reuters.

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin said he would not comment on the substance of the reports until the details were unveiled by the White House.