International Space Station May Fall On India And China If US Sanctions Russia

Russia's space agency chief warned the US that the sanctions could destroy their cooperation on board the International Space Station which may cause it to fall on India and China.

Following the imposition of multiple sanctions on Moscow, Russia's space agency chief warned the US that the sanctions could "destroy our cooperation" on the International Space Station (ISS), and asked if the US wants to endanger India and China with the "possibility of a 500-tonne structure falling" on them.

The ISS program, which also includes Canada, Japan, and numerous European nations including as France, Italy, and Spain, is led by Russia and the United States.

After Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine on Thursday, the US and its allies moved to freeze assets of four large Russian banks, impose export bans, and sanction oligarchs close to him.

According to CNN after US President Joe Biden's announcement on Thursday of new sanction...

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