According to the country's newly appointed space chief, Russia will focus on building its own outpost after leaving the International Space Station.
Russia will fulfill its obligations to its partners at the International Space Station before it leaves the project, according to the new leader of the state-controlled space corporation.
Borisov said that the decision to leave was made.
Russian space officials have previously said that Moscow would leave the station after 2024.
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Tensions are high between Russia and the west over the invasion ofUkraine.
The Luhansk flag is held by Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station.
The two agencies made a deal earlier this month for astronauts to ride Russian rockets and for Russian cosmonauts to catch lifts to the International Space Station with the private US rocket company.
At least one American and one Russian will always be on board the International Space Station, according to the agreement.
Despite disagreements over the war in Ukraine, the swap was completed in a sign of continued cooperation between Russia and the US.
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