The head of Russia's space agency appears to have threatened to drop the International Space Station on India or China because of Western sanctions

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"In a threat right out of a James Bond movie, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s top space official raised the possibility of responding to American sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine by crashing the International Space Station (ISS) into the U.S. or another Russian enemy."
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/02/russias-desperate-yet-plausible-threat-to-crash-the-international-space-station/

"The head of Russia's space agency appears to have threatened to drop the International Space Station on India or China because of Western sanctions.

Dmitry Rogozin, the director general of Roscosmos, tweeted that countries should "prevent your sanctions from falling on your head, and not only in a figurative sense," in a series of posts Thursday."
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/head-of-russian-space-agency-appears-to-threaten-to-drop-iss-on-india-or-china-1.5795102

"ELON Musk has said SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia tries to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin's space chief.

Dimitry Rogozin warned that Russian tech and expertise is needed to prevent the ISS from crashing down onto the US or Europe."
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/4777695/elon-musk-spacex-iss-russia-putins-space-chief/

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