It should have been mentioned that in fact, NASA suspended all cooperation with Russia at the end of March, except for the ISS. Therefore it's not a unilateral

It should have been mentioned that in fact, NASA suspended all cooperation with Russia at the end of March, except for the ISS. Therefore it's not a unilateral action the Russians are taking here, they are merely responding to the various sanctions the US imposed on them. I am sure, the persons involved with sanctioning Russia did know that this would be a possible reaction. It's just unrealistic that NASA could have sanctioned Russia on every aspect they don't need cooperation while expecting the Russians to keep cooperating where they need them. Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/03/us/us-russia-relations-nasa/ http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/03/us/us-russia-relations-nas...