{"id":"1a8a1ce5-53d2-4c45-9be5-fb9e4c89b1e5","url":"https://kyivindependent.com/putin-calls-musk-genius-as-ukraine-recovers-from-starshield-throttling/","domain":"kyivindependent.com","outlet":{"name":"The Kyiv Independent","country":"UA","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Putin calls Musk 'genius' as Ukraine recovers from Starshield throttling","plainHeadline":"Putin praises Elon Musk as Ukraine recovers from Starshield throttling.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":["Space","Energy","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-28T16:42:44.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-28T17:44:38.309Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","storyId":"36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","image":"https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/2026/08/GettyImages-2276194137_20260831-125035.jpg","author":"Yevgeniya Doluda","dek":"\"I want to point out that Elon Musk is a genius, a real genius,\" Putin said, praising the billionaire's vast satellite network as Russia scrambles to develop its own answer to Starlink."}