American astronaut Vande Hei said he avoided conversations on the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Russian cosmonauts, while one of his fellow Russian cosmonauts said the space station is a symbol of “friendship and cooperation.”
In response to Western sanctions levied on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Russian space agency Roscosmos said earlier in the month that “the current conditions” causedabout whether or not it would continue cooperation at the International Space
Station beyond the agreed partnership until 2024. American sanctions on high-tech parts shipped to Russia are expected to affect its space program. American and Russian astronauts have previously cooperated in space even as tensions mounted on Earth,
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