THE US DOES BUSINESS WITH RUSSIA WHEN THE ‘PRICE SEEMS RIGHT”

The United States worked with its business partner, Russia, from 2006 to 2020 to purchase airline seats. Well, not exactly “airline” seats. The US has paid Russia to take 71 astronauts to the International Space Station during those years. Perhaps we did it because it was a “good deal” – we paid the Russians $56 Million per seat according to the New York Times.