{
  "id": 17037312,
  "title": "Putin calls Elon Musk a 'genius' as Russia builds its own Starlink rival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/putin-calls-elon-musk-a-genius-as-russia-builds-its-own-starlink-rival",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T08:34:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/29/putin-calls-elon-musk-a-genius-as-russia-builds-its-own-starlink-rival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Elon Musk as a “genius” for deploying thousands of satellites into orbit. Speaking in Moscow, Putin highlighted Russia’s efforts to develop its own satellite internet network to rival Musk’s Starlink.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "The United States, a refuge for the Bolsonaro clan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-united-states-a-refuge-for-the-bolsonaro-clan",
        "published": "2026-10-28T12:15:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "'Starlink serves the geopolitical interests of the United States and the fortune of Elon Musk'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/starlink-serves-the-geopolitical-interests-of-the-united-states-and",
        "published": "2026-10-29T09:01:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}