This is very good news. The US is too slow due to the over-bloated organization and a society that doesn't want to accept any risks in a space program. Hopefully Russia can put its money and atual space flights where its mouth is.

Russia ready to take lead on space station - Space News - MSNBC.com: "The mainstays of the new Russian-provided logistics support for the space station would be a new reusable human spacecraft called 'Kliper' and a new automated cargo transfer vehicle called 'Parom.'"