Russia will never leave the Baikonur cosmodrome rented in Kazakhstan, even upon the completion of its new Vostochny space launch site, the head of Russia's Space agency Roskosmos said on Monday.Anatoly Perminov told local media that "We will not abandon Baikonur till the end of times...space cooperation with Kazakhstan would be gradually switched to the entirely commercial tracks."According to Perminov, Kazakhstan has already offered Russia to use one of Baikonur's launching pads for commercial launches after Russia's shift to the Vostochny cosmodrome cheap timberland boots of its main space operation. Besides, Baikonur will be used for Russian-Ukrainian joint commercial launches.In addition, Perminov revealed that Russia plans to use the Kourou launch site in French Guiana this year, and eyes cooperation agreements with Israel, Vietnam, Nigeria, Belarus, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

The Vostochny cosmodrome is being constructed in Amur region, which would become Russia's point of origin for space travels to the Moon planned by 2025.Roskosmos plans to complete the building of Vostochny infrastructure by the end of 2011, Perminov said."There are a few problems, one of the main ones being the assertion contained in this statement that the correlation between strategic offensive and defensive weapons, reflected in the treaty, is not legally binding for the U.S. and Russia because it is stipulated in the preamble. This thesis cannot be timberland roll top boots defended by lawyers," he said.Lavrov also said the final draft resolution was more hard-lined than the initial version by including some Republicans' positions."Indeed, some of its points make this position more hard-lined as compared with the principles offered by the draft statement that was debated by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations," he said.

When addressing the State Duma the same day, Lavrov voiced confidence that Russian deputies would ratify the new treaty, since "the treaty is fully consistent with Russia's interests," and "there are all necessary preconditions for that."Lavrov nonetheless threatened that should Washington deploy its missile defense system in full-scale, Russia would withdraw from the START.If the State Duma fails to ratify the treaty, it would undermine Russia's reputation, said Lavrov."The main consequence will be that the treaty that really brings our relations with the United States to a fundamentally Timberland boots 6 inch new qualitative level, to the level of equality, parity, and a balance of interests, will not come into force. I think this will deliver a serious blow to our reputation," he said.Lavrov also expressed his hope the text of the new START would not be modified during the ratification process by the State Duma.