NASA said they did not reduce the staff of their employees in Russia

“We keep a full staff in Moscow, in Star City, we have employees in the Mission Control Center,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Montalbano added that at present, cooperation between Russia and the United States is ongoing as usual.

Earlier, the United States Embassy in Moscow urged American citizens in Russia to leave the country immediately.

On September 24, the US State Department urged the athletes to leave Russia immediately.