Russia Threatens to Drop International Space Station on America, Europe Over Ukraine War Sanctions

Russia's Space Agency has threatened to drop the International Space Station on countries like America that impose sanctions on Russia for its invasion into Ukraine.

In a series of chilling tweets, Dimitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, said the International Space Station (ISS) could fall out of orbit and crash into America or Europe if they stop cooperating with Russia.

"If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe?," Rogozin said in response to President Joe Biden's announcement of new sanctions on Thursday.

Rogozin also listed China and India as options for the 500-tonne drop, Daily Star reported. Rogozin noted that the International Space Station's orbit and location in space are under Russia's control.

Apart from cutting off Russia from western financial markets, Biden's latest sanctions on Russia also imposed restrictions on the exports of advanced technology used to power the country's tech and military sector.

"We estimate that we will cut off more than half of Russia's high-tech imports [to] strike a blow to their ability to continue to modernize their military. It will degrade their aerospace industry, including their space program," Biden noted.

Western Official Fears Russian President Vladimir Putin Could Use 'Father of All Bombs' in Invading Ukraine

Western officials warned that Russia's President Vladimir Putin could resort to using superweapons, dubbed as "father of all bombs," that vaporize bodies and crush internal organs if their invasion of Ukraine did not go as planned, Daily Star reported.

The West is concerned that Putin could unleash vacuum bombs if their "schedule" is slowed down further by the resistance put up by Ukrainian forces. These explosives are among the most powerful non-nuclear weapons ever developed.

Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union developed thermobaric weapons in the 1960s, and Russia has detonated the largest one ever made in September 2007.

The unnamed official admitted that his fear would be that if Russia does not meet "their timescale and objectives they would be indiscriminate in their use of violence."

Russia's President Vladimir Putin Hinted Nuclear Response if West Retaliates on Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier said that the United Kingdom would respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the "largest and most severe package" of economic sanctions that will "hobble the Russian economy."

But in his speech aired on national television early Thursday, Vladimir Putin seemed to hint at a nuclear response if U.K. and U.S. troops come to Ukraine's aid. Putin warned that any military intervention by NATO would be met with a massive response "never seen in history."

Putin said: "Whoever tries to impede us, let alone create threats for our country and its people, must know that the Russian response will be immediate and lead to the consequences you have never seen in history."

"All relevant decisions have been taken... No one should have any doubts that a direct attack on our country will lead to the destruction and horrible consequences for any potential aggressor," he added.

Putin maintained his position that Ukrainian membership in NATO was unacceptable, adding that Russia had no choice but to defend itself against threats arising from its neighbor to the west.

Meanwhile, the U.S. government on Friday joined European countries in imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The EU states and Britain agreed earlier Friday to freeze any European assets of Putin and Lavrov to increase pressure on Moscow to halt its invasion of Ukraine.

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Written by: Jess Smith

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