October 28, 2026

Putin Praises Musk as Russia Builds a Starlink Rival

Putin called Elon Musk a “genius” and said Russia was in contact with him about avoiding interference and maintaining order in orbit.
Russia’s digital development minister said the country’s satellite network is in its early stages; Putin said the next task is to expand its scale.
Ukraine said Starlink and Starshield were fully functional again after reported service problems, but Musk accused Ukraine’s military of violating SpaceX’s terms.

Read the news this way every day.

Concur organizes political reporting into clear stories and shows the sources behind each one.

Free. No ads.