'Russia does not make friends to oppose someone'
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's call for an anti-China coalition, said that Russia never makes friends against anyone, China is Russia's partner and ally.
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New Alliance
Earlier, Mr Pompeo called for the formation of a "new democratic alliance" to counter China.
"I would like to reiterate the President's words that Moscow never enters into alliances against anyone, we are not friends against anyone. And all, be it an integration association or a political association, are aimed at developing good-neighborly and mutually beneficial relations. Russia does not enter into any alliances against anyone. China is our ally, our partner, a country with which we are developing special cooperation," Peskov told reporters.
Demilitarization of space
Russian President's spokesman Dmitry Peskov also commented on Secretary of State Pompeo's statement that Russia is testing anti-satellite weapons in space.
“Today, Russia has always been and remains a country committed to the complete demilitarization of outer space and not to deploy any types of weapons in space,” Peskov told reporters on Friday, advising them to contact the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry for more detailed comments on the subject.
