“Everything is discussed in the plans for further cooperation,” Vladimir Ustimenko, head of the state corporation’s press service, told RIA Novosti.

In this case, American astronauts will continue to fly on Russian exchange ships, he added.

On May 30, SpaceX and NASA launched the Falcon 9 booster rocket Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.

On board the ship are American astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Benken. Its docking with the ISS is scheduled for 17:29 Moscow time on May 31.