Russia will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS) in response to international sanctions meant to punish the country for its invasion of Ukraine, state media outlets Tass and RIA Novosti reported.
“The decision has been taken already, we’re not obliged to talk about it publicly,” said general director Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, according to Bloomberg, citing state media.
“I can say this only — in accordance with our obligations, we’ll inform our partners about the end of our work on the ISS with a year’s notice,” he added.
Rogozin previously threatened to withdraw from the ISS in February after President Biden announced that the U.S. would sanction major Russian banks and impose export controls on Russia to curtail high-tech imports.
“If you block cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station (ISS) from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or…Europe?” he tweeted at the time.
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Russia ending work on International Space Station in response to sanctions https://t.co/rfe1OrfAVY pic.twitter.com/C6OYJRbxiA
— The Hill (@thehill) May 2, 2022
Just as well. Russian economy is collapsing. Can’t afford it. Besides, why should we be working with a country that is clearly the enemy of the free world?
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