NASA has strongly condemned the actions of Russian astronauts posing with the anti-Ukrainian propaganda flag on the International Space Station (ISS).
Images released this week by the Russian space agency Roscosmos show three astronauts holding the flags of the Luhansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic. These are two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
On Thursday, NASA issued a statement saying it “strongly condemns the use of the International Space Station for political purposes” in support of the war with Ukraine.
The US space agency said the move “is fundamentally inconsistent with the station’s key function of advancing science and developing technology for peaceful purposes among the 15 international participants.”
On Monday, the Russian space agency declared itself the Luhansk People’s Republic on the ISS with photos of Russian astronauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov to show that Russia has taken over the eastern part of Ukraine. released it.
Post calls it “a day of liberation celebrating both on Earth and in space.”
The Lugansk People’s Republic and the Donetsk People’s Republic are separate regions of Ukraine that are recognized as independent states only by Russia and Syria.
The ISS has been controversial ever since Russia invaded Ukraine. The country’s space director had previously stated that Western sanctions could send the ISS out of orbit and collide with the United States and Europe. NASA declined to comment.
In April, Russia ended its long-standing cooperation with Western nations before lifting sanctions against the ISS.
Source: Metro
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