{"id":"2df83a48-f53b-4e55-8bbb-8fc4a4c98233","url":"https://www.livemint.com/news/world/vladimir-putin-calls-elon-musk-a-real-genius-amid-plans-for-russian-version-of-starlink-after-ukraine-curbs-11793242052714.html","domain":"livemint.com","outlet":{"name":"Mint","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"HT Media"},"title":"As Starlink curbs rattle Ukraine, Putin calls Elon Musk a ‘real genius’ as Russia plans rival network","plainHeadline":"Putin calls Elon Musk a genius as Russia develops its own satellite internet","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Putin called Elon Musk a real genius while Russia pursues its own Rassvet satellite network.","Starlink restrictions in Ukraine reportedly disrupted military operations and drone efforts.","Ukraine restored Starlink and Starshield connectivity speeds after October outages.","Russia aims to deploy over 900 satellites for Rassvet by 2035, but lags Starlink.","Both sides discussed preventing orbital interference and coordinating satellite systems."],"topics":["Politics","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-29T03:40:25.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T03:49:21.989Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","storyId":"36f22ac6-4253-41eb-9c59-8ad905804d05","image":"https://www.livemint.com/lm-img/img/2026/10/29/1600x900/logo/Untitled_Design_1793244599844_ROBw_1793244605659_gE9r_47f287a1-8cbf-43c4-9eff-0109928786f7_85If.png","author":"Sayantani Biswas","dek":"As Starlink curbs disrupt Ukraine’s military operations, Putin praises Musk while Russia pushes ahead with plans for its own satellite internet network, Rassvet."}