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Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian Starlink

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“Vladimir Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian Starlink”

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 Earth-orbiting network built by Musk’s SpaceX with Russia’s gradual efforts to build its own Rassvet…

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