Putin calls Elon Musk a 'real genius' after talks on satellites

"He's a genius, a real genius. We are in close contact with our American partners, including Mr. Musk."

— Vladimir Putin

Starlink satellites launched

13,000 roughly, by the company

Starlink has launched roughly 13,000 satellites, while only a couple of dozen of Russia's Rassvet satellites are in orbit.

Background

Ukraine's military suffered Starlink connectivity problems last week, which Musk has admitted SpaceX did intentionally.