Russian space agency Roscosmos to pull out of ISS until Ukraine sanctions lifted

Shock move was announced by head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozon on Twitter 

International Space Station is largest structure ever put into space by humans

Russia has today announced it will end co-operation on the International Space station until Western-led sanctions over its Ukraine invasion are lifted. 

The head of the country's space agency said it will no longer work with its partners, including NASA and the European Space Agency, on the groundbreaking orbiting laboratory.