MOSCOW: Russia’s space agency on Monday said the break with the West following Russia’s offensive in Ukraine had cost it nearly 180 billion rubles ($2.1 billion). As part of sanctions against Moscow following the start of Russia’s campaign, Western countries broke off partnerships with Roscosmos in the space sector. “The termination of contracts by unfriendly countries cost Roscosmos 180 billion rubles,” Andrei Yelchaninov, deputy head of the Roscosmos agency, was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.