Russia Says It’ll Buy Space Parts From China, But China Says Uhhh Not So Fast

Russia's space program has been put into a corner after the country invaded Ukraine.

In response to the aggression, the United Sates announced a new wave of sanctions against Russia.

The new restrictions have Russian leadership scrambling and they are turning to China for help. Space News reports that it's not clear whether China will continue to help Russia in space.

Despite our efforts to get the Russian microelectronic industry rolling, it is still outside the boundaries of the Russian state, according to Russian news agency Interfax. There are good people in the world.

The report said that the two companies are looking to buy spare parts from China.

We have good relations with China, and we will buy things from there.

The new round of sanctions caused Russia's economy to collapse, with the ruble falling and the EU cutting the country off from the global interbank payments system.

It's not clear whether China is willing to help get around the new sanctions.

According to a recent report, an unnamed Chinese official made it clear that China may not help Russia escape US sanctions. Helping Russia right now would be a bad look and could cut China off from the rest of the world.

Doing business with Russia to circumvent sanctions would be an explicit accommodation to Russia's invasion of a country in the heart of Europe.

Wang said that the country's relationship with any third party is non-alliance, non-confrontation and non-targeting.

We always decide on our position and policy based on the merits of the matter.

Several agreements have been struck between Russia and China to explore deep space. The two countries are working on a permanent base on the Moon.

There are no clear plans for where these plans stand right now. The sanctions could make it difficult to develop the kind of technologies needed for such a venture.

Russia's space program will likely have to forge its own path going forward, as it's not the only one that has distanced itself from the program. The European Space Agency said that the mission to the Red Planet may not launch this year.

China may not be coming to the country's aid.

University of Lapland professor of Chinese culture Matti Nojonen told SpaceNews that he thinks China is in between a rock and a hard place.

Russia looks to China for collaboration in space.

NASA is investigating how to keep the space station aloft.

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