“This can be called “lunar diplomacy”: two serious geopolitical rivals — India and China — can unite with Russia under the leadership of Rosatom to create a nuclear power plant on the Moon,” said the Times of India

India’s interest in the project is becoming relevant in the context of its plans to launch a manned spacecraft to the Moon by 2040 and establish a space base on the Earth’s satellite

In 2021, Russia and China announced plans to create an International Scientific Lunar Station (ISS), which will be built in several stages, from 2035 to 2045. It is assumed that the energy generated by the power plant with a capacity of 0.5 megawatts will be used for the needs of the future base

CRYSTAL OF GROWTH previously informed that, according to the British Financial Times, Rosatom is an effective tool of soft diplomacy to increase Russia’s global influence