Russia Will Withdraw From the International Space Station - AVweb

No big surprise. Ever since SpaceX has been sending replacement crew members and supplies to the ISS with its Dragon capsules, the millions of dollars the US and other countries paid Russia to ferry the same with its Soyuz launches has dwindled. Russia’s initial involvement with building the station was partially to support their collapsing space industry when the Soviet Union fell. Even at that, their modules were often behind schedule and fraught with problems. I had to laugh when Borisov said they would be pursuing building their own station. Fat chance in their current economic climate. Maybe they can suck up to the Chinese and get invited to their new station. That’s assuming it is in an orbit they can reach from Baikanur.