MOSCOW, RUSSIA | Xinhua | Russia will “respond” if any nation attempts to militarize and deploy weapons in space, Yury Borisov, head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, said Friday, local media reported. “Russia has firmly and consistently maintained its position against the deployment of any weapons into space,” Borisov …
Read More »Russia to quit ISS after 2024: space chief
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia has decided to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and will start building a Russian one by that time, said Yury Borisov, director general of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, on Tuesday. “We will focus on creating a Russian orbital station. Nor will …
Read More »Russian FM arrives in Damascus
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Syrian capital Damascus on Monday, his first visit to the country since 2012, state TV reported. A Russian delegations, headed by Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, arrived in the country to hold talks with top Syrian officials …
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