
Vladimir Putin calls Elon Musk a genius for his satellite deployment, while the Russian economy faces turbulence.
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Russia is seeking to develop its own satellite internet constellation for civil and military uses. The Russian economy is currently facing inflation and a budget deficit.
Elon Musk is “truly a genius” for having deployed thousands of satellites in orbit, believes Vladimir Putin.
Space power Russia has long sought to develop its own satellite internet constellation, for both civilian and military use.
Sluggish growth, inflation, budget deficit: are we witnessing the end of Russian “military Keynesianism”?
DECRYPTION - After years of insolent growth boosted by the war effort, Russia is entering an unprecedented zone of turbulence.

Former President Joseph Kabila announced on October 12 that he was taking charge of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a new political-military movement bringing together the M23 and the Congo River Alliance, with the aim of overthrowing the Kinshasa government.
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Twenty-two European countries are facing a wave of student and high school protests. Movements against the housing crisis, corruption and educational policies are shaking Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Albania in particular.

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