Published: January 21st, 2022,
Last updated: January 21st, 2022
Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger has urged caution for scientific cooperation with Russia and China. It „generally makes sense“ to cooperate with both countries on major projects, such as the ITER nuclear fusion research project (China.Table reported), the FPD politician said in a Reuters interview on Thursday. „But when a project partner escalates, like Russia currently does, we have to ask ourselves how we handle it in the future,“ she added, alluding to the Russian troop buildup on the Ukrainian border.