Former NASA Astronaut Says America Should Cut Russia Loose on the Space Station

When it comes to Russia's cooperation with the US on the International Space Station, Terry Virts has had enough.

Russia uses the International Space Station as a propaganda tool to support the killing of thousands of innocent Ukrainians and cause global economic destruction. Europe was brought back to 1941 by Putin.

A recent stunt involving cosmonauts holding the flags of two Ukrainian territories only Russia and Syria recognize as independent has turned the space station into a pressure cooker.

In a statement last week, NASA denounced Russia for using the International Space Station for political purposes to support the war against Ukraine.

The stunt was a blatant symbol of the occupation of eastern Ukraine and an apparent declaration of support for the war, which undermines the value Russia brings to the table.

The International Space Station is supposed to be a symbol of peace and unity, but Russia has decided to use it as a propaganda tool.

Insinuating that Russia could leave American astronauts stranded in space was one of the things thatVirts did.

The US should immediately shut itself off from Russia in order to avoid a technical challenge. NASA would need to build a new control module within a year to eliminate their dependence on Russians.

"I hope that we will eventually return to cooperation in a post-Putin Russia, but for now, NASA and other partner nations must make the tough decision to begin the process of disengagement."

We need to disengage Russia from the space station partnership.

NASA was angry at Russia's stunt on the space station.