Four years ago, a senior Russian foreign ministry official singled out commercial satellite networks that help Ukraine resist the Russian invasion. This week, only days after a Russian military spacecraft drifted close to one of those commercial assets, the same diplomat told the world there is no cause for concern. Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy head of Russia’s delegation to the United Nations, made the remarks during the UN General Assembly’s First Committee meeting, just after a U.S. official pointed to recent movements by Kosmos 2612, a Russian military satellite that approached a U.S.-registered commercial satellite to within roughly 340 miles (550 kilometers) above the planet.