10月28日 —— 俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京周三盛赞埃隆·马斯克是天才，并承认俄罗斯才刚刚开始推出其对标马斯克“星链”卫星互联网系统的产品。
Oct 28 - President Vladimir Putin hailed Elon Musk as a genius on Wednesday, acknowledging Russia is only beginning to roll out its answer to his Starlink satellite internet system.
这一表态更显引人注目，因为由马斯克的SpaceX公司开发的“星链”一个版本，在俄乌战争期间一直被乌克兰军方用作无人机行动和战场通信的关键组成部分。
The admission was all the more striking because a version of Starlink, developed by Musk's SpaceX, has been used by Ukraine's military throughout the war with Russia as a key component of drone operations and battlefield communications.
普京是在听取数字发展部长马克苏特·沙达耶夫的汇报时发表上述言论的。沙达耶夫表示，俄罗斯已发射30多颗卫星，正在建设自己的“星链”对标系统。
Putin made the remark while listening to a presentation by Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev, who said Russia had launched more than 30 satellites as it builds its own Starlink equivalent.
“等一下，我想指出这只是我们的第一步。埃隆·马斯克是个天才，他就是个实打实的天才，”普京说。当时有出席莫斯科峰会的一群非洲领导人陪同在场。普京称俄罗斯正与美国合作伙伴保持联系针对普京的提问，沙达耶夫回复称，马斯克已有5000多颗低轨卫星在运行 —— 尽管根据独立追踪网站“轨道雷达”的数据，实际数量接近1万颗。
"Just a second, I want to point out this is just our first step. Elon Musk is a genius, he's just a real genius," said Putin, who was accompanied by a group of African leaders attending a summit in Moscow. PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IN CONTACT WITH US PARTNERS Shadayev said in reply to a question from Putin that Musk had more than 5,000 low-orbit satellites up and running — although the actual number is close to 10,000, according to independent tracking site Orbital Radar.
“5000多颗 —— 而我们才刚迈出第一步。但我们为已经开始做这件事、并开始独立做这件事而感到自豪，”普京说，并补充称，现在的任务是“从质量转向数量”。
"Over 5,000 — while we are only taking our first steps. But we are proud that we have begun to do this, and started to do it independently," Putin said, adding that the task now was "to move from quality to quantity".
“我们正与美国合作伙伴 —— 包括马斯克先生 —— 保持密切联系，因为在轨道上不互相妨碍、保持一定程度的纪律和秩序非常重要，”他说。
"We are in close contact with our American partners — including Mr Musk — because it is very important, in orbit, not to get in each other's way and to maintain a certain level of discipline and order," he said.
“星链”利用一组卫星星座，其轨道远低于传统的地球静止通信卫星，从而缩短了信号传输时间。
Starlink uses a constellation of satellites that orbit far lower than traditional geostationary communications satellites, reducing signal travel time.
乌克兰严重依赖该系统及其军用版本“星盾”，但本月早些时候曾抱怨速度限制妨碍了其拦截俄罗斯攻击无人机的能力，并迫使取消了一些行动。
Ukraine has relied heavily on the system and its military version Starshield, but complained earlier this month of speed restrictions that hampered its ability to intercept Russian attack drones and forced the cancellation of some operations.
这些问题加剧了基辅与美国之间的紧张关系。此前，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布了一项购买俄罗斯柴油的协议，同时向基辅施压，要求其停止打击俄罗斯炼油厂，并称现在是乌克兰人更换其总统的时候了。
The problems added to tensions between Kyiv and the US after President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel while pressing Kyiv to stop striking Russian oil refineries and saying it was time for Ukrainians to replace their president.
周末，乌克兰表示“星链”和“星盾”已再次全面恢复运行，但马斯克指责乌克兰军方违反了SpaceX的条款。无论是马斯克，还是使用“星链”技术运营“星盾”的美国政府采购，都没有为实施速度限制承担责任。
At the weekend, Ukraine said Starlink and Starshield were again fully functional, but Musk accused the Ukrainian military of violating SpaceX's terms. Neither Musk nor the US government, which operates Starshield using Starlink technology, have taken responsibility for imposing the speed curbs.
俄罗斯官员此前曾对马斯克给予高度评价。2025年，普京的投资特使基里尔·德米特里耶夫表示，俄罗斯希望与他在火星任务上开展合作。
Russian officials have spoken highly of Musk before. In 2025, Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said Russia would like to work with him on a mission to Mars.