Rogozin announced on his Telegram channel that in retaliation to EU sanctions against Russian companies, Roskosmos will halt cooperation with European partners on space launches from Kourou and remove technical staff from French Guiana. The European Union downplayed Russia's withdrawal, stating that it will not impact the performance of the Galileo and Copernicus satellite networks. Galileo is Europe's navigation system used in various sectors, while Copernicus provides climate data. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton assured on Twitter that necessary steps will be taken to develop the next generation of these space infrastructures. "We are ready to take decisive action alongside member states to safeguard critical infrastructures in the event of an attack, and to advance the development of Ariane 6 and VegaC to ensure strategic autonomy in terms of carrier rockets."