{
  "id": 16940183,
  "title": "Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian Starlink",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/vladimir-putin-hails-elon-musks-genius-amid-plans-for-russian-starlink",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:32:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/vladimir-putin-elon-musk-genius-russia-starlink"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia plans to build own version of US billionaire’s satellite communications to help attack Ukraine Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk’s genius and said he was in touch with Starlink’s controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications for its military to use against Ukraine. The Russian president, speaking at a summit with African leaders in Moscow, was comparing the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Putin mentions contacts with Musk regarding low-Earth orbit satellite constellations; Musk warns of risk of satellites being destroyed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/putin-mentions-contacts-with-musk-regarding-low-earth-orbit-satellite",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:32:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}