Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin

Automated excerpt

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are in “close contact” about Rassvet, Russia’s answer to Starlink, Musk’s internet satellite service. “Elon Musk is a genius, truly a genius,” Putin said at the Russia-Africa Summit on Wednesday. “He has already had more than 5,000 such satellites in orbit, while we are only taking the first steps.” A potential relationship between Putin and Musk could have serious implications. Musk has recently voiced frustration with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country has been fighting a Russian invasion since 2022.

Selected automatically from source text; not independently written or fact-checked. Read the original for full context.