A US astronaut will now be returning to Earth, after fears his Russian lift home might not materialise. Under international space law, astronauts from all nations must “provide all possible help” to other astronauts when needed, “including emergency landing in a foreign country or at sea”. Dmitry Rogozin, chief of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, had previously warned about sanctions causing technical issues to the ISS but Mr Montalbano said it had continued to run smoothly. Do you think that Russia should never be ignored by the world ?

