Russia will end cooperation with western countries until sanctions are lifted.
Russia's space director said on Saturday that the restoration of normal ties between partners at the ISS and other joint space projects would only be possible once western sanctions against Moscow were lifted.
The aim of the sanctions was to kill the Russian economy and plunge our people into despair and hunger, to get our country on its knees, according to the head of Roscosmos. They won't succeed in it, but the intentions are clear.
The restoration of normal relations between the partners at the International Space Station and other projects is possible only with the removal of illegal sanctions.
Russian authorities will soon receive proposals on when to end cooperation with space agencies of the US, Canada, the EU and Japan. The US-Russian partnership on the International Space Station could be destroyed by the sanctions.
Russia has been hit with sweeping sanctions by the west over a special military operation in Ukraine.
After leaving the space station in a Russian capsule, a US and two Russian astronauts were able to return to Earth.
The International Space Station will fall in 2031.
The European Space Agency said last month that it was suspending cooperation with Russia over the search for signs of life on the surface of Mars.
The British satellite venture OneWeb said last month it had contracted with Musk's SpaceX to send its satellites into space after calling off a planned launch of 36 satellites from Russia.
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