Am I missing why we need Russia to put it down safely?
Because there is no shortage of Non-Russian rocket scientists with access to ISS.
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I wonder how Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov are feeling right about now
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And the cosmonauts onboard will be fine that that, no?
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It requires frequent orbit adjustments to stay in orbit, currently that is done with Russian owned modules and the Russian owned Soyuz craft. There are plans to provide assistance with non-Russian made craft, but none are really ready to use now and are also not sufficient to take on the full burden. There are fairly few rockets in use currently that have the capability to put a sufficiently large rocket engine, with sufficient fuel, in a sufficiently short enough time frame, to make up for the loss of the Russian support.
It’s possible that the other ISS member states could work something out to keep it in orbit or to bring it down safe, but as long as the Russian owned modules are the primary propulsion they could intentionally do an uncontrolled de-orbit burn and just let what happens happens. Although this threat was just to withdraw support, not to intentionally de-orbit the station.
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When people are on board the ISS, there’s a vessel attached. There is always a lifeboat.
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If it wasn’t already, I hope it soon becomes and remains a traditional rallying cry for the free nation of Ukraine to celebrate their victory.
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Also being reported on liveuamap that a residential apartment block is on fire in Kyiv
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That truly sounds crazy. I can’t see how this is an actual threat.
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Most likely not an actual threat…just trying to come across as tough
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Ok, but comes across as either stupid or unmoored. Of course, using our own fascists as the example, that would be right on par.
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According to this post, the guy might just be a little crazy
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It was my joke, not his
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The dude is playing into Hollywood’s hands now. Elon “Pedo Guy” Musk and a bunch of Cryptobros will SpaceX on up there to safely de-orbit the ISS – they’ll just take it to Mars. If not him, Bezos and Sir Richard won’t be far behind.
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It is now. 
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All good. And you have to admit, Negan knew the score.
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There’s the quiet understated threat which makes you feel cold in the pit of your stomach, and there’s the middle-aged guy with his shirt off in the street waving a nine-iron screaming "I’ll fuck you up! I’ll fuck you up! I! will! FUCK! you! up!".
It might not make you fear for your life, but it will make you wonder if you should.
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