MOSCOW – Russia will "respond" if any nation attempts to militarize and deploy weapons in space, local media reported quoting the head of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos on Friday.

"Russia has firmly and consistently maintained its position against the deployment of any weapons into space," Yury Borisov said.

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While Russia has such capabilities, it would never be the first to deploy weapons in space and is largely guided by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which ensures the peaceful use of outer space, he added.

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"We always use any international platforms to advocate for the development of a comprehensive, legally binding document that would eliminate threats to spacecraft and objects in space in general, as well as the removal of all weapons from space," Borisov said.