End of Russian space bravado: We may yet see pleas to Americans not to scuttle ISS
Russia's plans to build its own space station are falling apart

Андрей Колесник
эксперт по космической деятельности, экс-советник главы ГКАУ
When, after the start of the "full-scale invasion," they were kicked out of all international scientific and technical projects except the International Space Station (ISS), and were forbidden to deal with them commercially, they started w-a-i-l-i-n-g.
And immediately, childishly, resorted to blackmail – "Oh really, then we'll just leave the ISS, and it will crash to Earth" – since the engines of the Progress cargo ships will no longer maintain the ISS's altitude and perform other maneuvers.
Then they scratched their heads – "But where will we fly to then?"
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