After years of relying on Roscomos to deliver its astronauts to space, Washington now plans sanctions on Russian space agency

After years of relying on Roscomos to deliver its astronauts to space, Washington now plans sanctions on Russian space agency
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos may be hit with US sanctions for the first time ever, as a draft document reveals the Russian Ministry of Defense might become the subject of economic penalties from Washington.

As well as Roscosmos, the proposed sanctions would also target Rosatom, the federal nuclear energy agency, as one of 28 organizations in the aviation, rocket, space, nuclear, instrument and engine industries.

According to news agency RIA Novosti, which has seen the document, the suggested measures are also aimed at Chinese companies who work with Beijing’s military.