It was a stupid waste of money considering the ISS wasn't even completed yet. I even offered a better vote option in replacement, but you probably glazed over that.
This is a bloody game.
Nothing gets so severe to as people being need to be kicked out.
OOC: Yeah, but you're being way too argumentative and attempting to control other nations. Last I checked, SpaceX is not controlled by the United States.
Due to its unpopularity, Projekt Polyarnaya has been temporarily suspended. The funds are instead used to recover and build up the Russian economy... but scientists are still drafting possible projects ;)