Britain-based communications company OneWeb on Thursday announced that it had suspended all launches from the Russian operated Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The British government, which owns a stake in company, also said that it supported OneWeb’s decision to suspend launches handled by Russia.

“In light of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, we are reviewing our participation in all further projects involving Russian collaboration,” the government said in a statement.

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The news comes a day after Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, threatened to cancel OneWeb launches without reimbursing the company.

Roscosmos was slated to launch 36 OneWeb satellites on a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 4. However, on Thursday, it asked for guarantees from OneWeb that its satellites would not be used for military purposes against Russia.

As per Space.com, Roscomos further demanded that the British government sell its stake in OneWeb as a pre-condition for the launch.

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Roscosmos said that if its demands were not met by 1.30pm ET (6.30pm GMT) on Friday, it would remove the Soyuz-2.1b rocket along with its payload from the launch pad.

“The contract has been fully paid for. We have received a full payment for the production of launch vehicles and upper stages and the provision of launch services. Due to the force majeure created by the aggressive policy of the West and the anti-Russian sanctions, Russia will keep the money,” Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin was quoted as saying by Russian news agency Interfax.

At the moment, it is unclear whether Roscosmos will reimburse OneWeb for the cancelled launch, or whether OneWeb will demand reimbursement from the Russian space agency if it refuses to repay.