Russia, U.S. to compare positions on extending ISS operations - first deputy PM

MOSCOW. July 14 (Interfax) - Russia would like the United States to clarify its stance on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said.

"I think that the issue of the ISS, its further existence and the year we are planning it to last until will definitely be on the agenda of our conversation, among other issues. We would like to compare positions with our colleagues in order to see how much their and our positions coincide. We will certainly discuss some other issues as well," Manturov said in an interview with the Vesti news service.

Roscosmos CEO, chair of the United Russia Party's Council for Innovations and Technological Development Dmitry Bakanov said on July 13 that he would hold talks with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on Tuesday to discuss extending the operation of the ISS.

Bakanov said that the station would undoubtedly be functioning until 2028.

Roscosmos said on Monday that Isaacman came to the Baikonur Cosmodrome before the launch of the Soyuz MS-29 manned spaceship to the ISS scheduled on Tuesday.

Bakanov said on April 7 that Russia and the United States were inclined to continue the ISS' operation until 2030.

On July 31, 2025, the heads of the Russian and U.S. space agencies held their first talks since 2018 to discuss the future of the ISS. As was reported, the parties agreed to operate the ISS until 2028 and schedule its deorbiting before 2030.

Russia is considering options for extending the operation of its segment of the ISS beyond 2028, the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation said in its annual report released on June 30.