Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has warned Western sanctions could cause the International Space Stationn (ISS) to crash. The head of the agency is calling for punitive measures to be lifted, saying sanctions could disrupt the operation of Russian vessels servicing the ISS.

Western countries have imposed a series of economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict with Ukraine. U.S. President Joe Biden has also said G7 nations will revoke Russia's "most favored nation" trade status. The European Union is expected to follow. The UK has also announced more sanctions targeting nearly 400 members of the Russian Duma. Reports said Russia has opened a criminal case against Facebook's parent company Meta and moved to designate it as an "extremist organization," after the social network said it would allow users to call for violence against Russians. Russian officials have also called for blocking Instagram, another social media platform under Meta.