In March, the Russian government submitted to the parliament's lower house a bill to ratify the agreement with China.
In the beginning of May, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov confirmed to Sputnik that the development of a nuclear power plant, which Russia plans to send to the Moon in 2033-2035 for a joint scientific lunar station with China, has already begun.
The station will include research, power, launch and landing, orbital, experimental modules, a command center, a transmitting satellite, a telecommunications station, and modules for technology verification and observation.