Rogozin announced on his Telegram channel that Roskosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners on space launches from Kourou and withdrawing technical staff from French Guiana in response to EU sanctions. The European Union downplayed the impact of Russia's pullout, stating that it would not affect the quality of service for its satellite networks Galileo and Copernicus. Galileo is Europe's global navigation satellite system used in mobile phones, cars, railways, and aviation, while Copernicus provides earth observation data for documenting climate change. EU Commissioner Thierry Breton, in charge of space issues, stated on Twitter that necessary decisions will be made in time for the development of the second generation of these two sovereign space infrastructures. "We are ready to work decisively with member states to safeguard critical infrastructures in the event of an attack, and to further advance Ariane 6 and VegaC to ensure strategic independence in terms of carrier rockets."