Why Russia is building its own version of Starlink | The Economist
Russia is building its own equivalent of Starlink—and it could be game-changing for the war in Ukraine. Drone “motherships” are appearing over Kyiv. Edward Carr, The Economist’s deputy editor, and a panel of our expert journalists just back from Ukraine discuss where the war goes next, and why nobody in Kyiv expects a serious peace deal before winter.
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00:00 – Russia’s own version of Starlink
01:12 – Drones terrorise Ukraine’s cities
02:30 – The state of the front line
03:17 – The cost of Russia’s gains
05:03 – Is a peace deal close?
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