Their timing is shit, with spacex able to take up some of the slack their bargaining position is weaker. Plus if they ISS does have to be abandoned the other na

Their timing is shit, with spacex able to take up some of the slack their bargaining position is weaker. Plus if they ISS does have to be abandoned the other nations could afford a replacement, Russia will be lucky if they can afford to launch any rockets without someone else (western nations or companies) footing part of the bill. China and India have their own space agencies and no one will want to tie themselves to russian technology which is a) almost 50 years old and b) is used as a bargaining chip in international relations. Thus is likely the death of the Russian space age.