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Picked from Google news, TASS writes [tass.com] (TASS is Russian News Agency)

Moon mining rush: Russia to draw UN’s attention to US plans to grab lunar resources

MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/. The issue of the US intention to extract mineral resources on the Moon will be discussed at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly at Russia’s request, the State Space Corporation Roscosmos told TASS on Tuesday.
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"The corresponding item has been included in the session’s agenda. The issue will be raised on behalf of the Russian Federation in line with the procedure accepted at the UN," Roscosmos specified.

Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin earlier stated that the Moon’s privatization contradicted international law and Russia would not allow this.

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