Using Trump's favorite mode of communicating, the embassy tweeted "Good Morning, Space Forces!" along with a graphic of a rocket being launched and features the Russian flag. | Chris Kleponis/AFP/Getty Images Russian Embassy mocks Trump’s Space Force logos

The Russian Embassy in the United States early Friday morning seemingly mocked President Donald Trump's campaign for a logo for the administration's newly announced "Space Force."

Using Trump's favorite mode of communicating, the embassy tweeted "Good Morning, Space Forces!" along with a graphic of a rocket being launched and features the Russian flag. The tweet also links to a Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation's Space Forces website.


The Space Force, which was announced Thursday, will establish a standalone military Space Force by 2020.

Vice President Mike Pence said during the revealing at the Pentagon that weapons being developed by Russia and China, which include anti-satellite weapons, lasers and hypersonic missiles, could threaten U.S. reliance on space systems.

The force would include creating an elite group of space troops in the same vein as current special operations forces.

Trump in an email asked supporters to vote on six proposed logos, which almost all include the phrase "Space Force." One of the designs, however, has the phrase "Mars Awaits."

One of the proposals has also been criticized online for resembling the NASA logo.

Trump, who has for several months brought up the idea of a space force, tweeted after the announcement: "Space Force all the way!"