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Russia Aims To Ground The Pentagon’s Satellites | Fortuna's Corner

"In a surprise move, the Russian government is attempting to limit the Pentagon’s ability to send satellites into space, cutting off the U.S. military’s access to the engine it uses for many of its launches.

"The cutoff, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday, is a response to U.S. sanctions, which have limited sales of some key space-technology items to Russia.…"

But “surprise” might be a bit of a stretch.