Forecast Independent funding for scientific research and development in Russia will be limited now that the private funding agency Dynasty Foundation has been deemed a foreign agent and its head, Dmitry Zimin, has left the country. With funding scarce and international scientific collaboration restricted, Russia's scientific sector is unlikely to recover. As research and development declines, Russia's space program will deteriorate. Russia will rely on foreign rather than indigenous technology to support and develop key sectors, including energy. Russian innovation seems poised to continue its gradual decline into obsolescence through neglect. Even if Russia's economy were healthy, it would be an uphill struggle for Russian research and development because of the difficulty of attracting and maintaining talent. Globalization in science allows the best minds to travel to the best institutions, largely unfettered by borders. Struggles to maintain funding and attract brilliant researchers are not Russia's problems alone.