{"id":"05c0a7b8-84f8-44dc-b539-edc614d9bd47","url":"https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/putin-elon-musk-russia-starlink-6501276","domain":"channelnewsasia.com","outlet":{"name":"Channel News Asia","country":"SG","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Putin salutes Musk's genius as Russia plays catch-up with Starlink","plainHeadline":"Putin praises Elon Musk as Russia begins its Starlink-like system","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Putin called Elon Musk a genius during a Moscow summit with African leaders.","Russia claims to have launched over 30 satellites for its Starlink substitute.","Shadayev said Musk has more than 5,000 low-orbit satellites; independent trackers cite ~10,000.","Putin emphasized moving from quality to quantity and independence in orbit.","Ukraine relies on Starlink/Starshield, with recent complaints over speed restrictions."],"topics":["Politics","Space"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T21:28:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T23:29:32.227Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","storyId":"36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","image":"https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--BQEx4NSs--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_53/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-28T201533Z_1_LYNXNPEM9R2DD_RTROPTP_3_RUSSIA-AFRICA-SUMMIT.JPG?itok=8aou1rDQ","author":null,"dek":"Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as a \"real genius\", acknowledging Russia’s early progress in developing its own Starlink-like satellite internet system."}