Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
In Brief Posted: 2:51 PM PDT · October 29, 2026 Image Credits:Sefa Karacan/Anadolu / Getty Images Amanda Silberling Elon Musk is ‘truly a genius,’ says Vladimir Putin
简讯 发布时间：2026年10月29日太平洋夏令时间下午2:51 图片来源：Sefa Karacan/Anadolu / Getty Images Amanda Silberling 弗拉基米尔·普京称埃隆·马斯克是“真正的天才”
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.”
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京表示，他和SpaceX首席执行官埃隆·马斯克就“Rassvet”项目保持着“密切联系”，该项目是俄罗斯对马斯克卫星互联网服务“星链”（Starlink）的回应。普京周三在俄罗斯-非洲峰会上说：“埃隆·马斯克是个天才，真正的天才。他已经有超过5000颗这样的卫星在轨道上运行，而我们才刚刚迈出第一步。”
A potential relationship between Putin and Musk could have serious implications. Musk has recently voiced frustration with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country has been fighting a Russian invasion since 2022. After the U.S. eased sanctions on Russia earlier this month, Ukrainian officials became concerned that Ukraine could lose access to Starshield, the military version of Musk’s Starlink network, which Ukrainian forces rely on.
普京与马斯克之间潜在的关系可能会产生严重的影响。马斯克最近表达了对乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的不满，自2022年以来，乌克兰一直在抵御俄罗斯的入侵。在本月初美国放宽对俄制裁后，乌克兰官员开始担心乌方可能会失去对“星盾”（Starshield）的使用权，这是马斯克星链网络的军事版本，乌克兰军队对此十分依赖。
There was some merit to these concerns. For about 10 days earlier this month, Ukrainian drones experienced frequent losses of connectivity. According to the Wall Street Journal, Musk ordered SpaceX to limit Ukraine’s Starlink access, though other reports say the order came from the White House. Musk claimed in a post on X that Ukraine violated Starlink terms of service by using the technology for “offensive drone strikes to kill people.”
这些担忧并非空穴来风。本月初，乌克兰无人机在大约10天的时间里频繁出现连接中断。据《华尔街日报》报道，马斯克下令SpaceX限制乌克兰对星链的使用，但也有其他报道称该命令来自白宫。马斯克在X上发帖称，乌克兰将该技术用于“旨在杀人的进攻性无人机打击”，违反了星链的服务条款。
Starlink service in Ukraine appears to have since resumed normal operations. “Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately,” Musk also wrote on X. “This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact.”
乌克兰境内的星链服务似乎已恢复正常运行。马斯克还在X上写道：“如果关闭星链，乌克兰前线将立即崩溃。这不是威胁，这只是陈述事实。”