Russia will continue to participate in the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2025 only if sanctions are lifted by the United States. This was announced on Monday, June 7, by the General director of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
"If the sanctions against Progress and TsNIIMash continue and are not disavowed in the near future, the issue of Russia's withdrawal from the ISS will be the responsibility of the American partners," Rogozin said at a hearing in the State Duma.
He explained that the sanctions should be lifted immediately, otherwise the Russian Federation refuses to work with the United States and will deploy its own station in space.
On June 4, Rogozin denied that during a telephone conversation with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, he confirmed his readiness to extend the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. According to the politician, he, on the contrary, noted the need to first lift the US anti-Russian sanctions, and then allowed the construction of plans for the future.
On April 18, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yuri Borisov told about Moscow's plans to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project from 2025 and start creating its own orbital station.
The next day, the Deputy Prime Minister warned that the deterioration of the ISS could have serious consequences, including a catastrophe. According to him, Russia is able to independently finance the ROSS project, but is ready to invite foreign partners to cooperate.
On April 20, Rogozin noted that the launch of the first base module for the new Russian space station should be provided in 2025.
On March 17, it became known that the United States is adding Russia to the list of countries with which the export and import of weapons and defense services is completely prohibited.
Thus, the exceptions were operations within the framework of cooperation between states in the field of space and in the field of commercial space launches until September 1.
