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Russia says it's pulling out of International Space Station over sanctions

Posted on AllSides May 1st, 2022
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Russia says its pulling out of the International Space Station over sanctions meant to punish the country for Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports, citing state media outlets Tass and RIA Novosti.

What he's saying: “The decision has been taken already, we’re not obliged to talk about it publicly,” said general director Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, per state media.

  • “I can say this only — in accordance with our obligations, we’ll inform our partners about the end of our work on the ISS with
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