the Kremlin
noun
: the government of Russia and the former Soviet Union
an announcement from the Kremlin
also
: the buildings of the Russian government in Moscow
We visited the Kremlin when we traveled to Russia.
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Zelenskyy has pushed for a summit with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, saying a face-to-face meeting could be decisive in unlocking an agreement, but the Kremlin has rebuffed that proposal beyond inviting the Ukrainian president to Moscow, which Zelenskyy refused.
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Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grosev – who would later finger the Kremlin operatives behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny – played a central role identifying who was behind the sneak attack on Skripal and his daughter.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Zelenskyy has pushed for a summit with Russia's President Vladmir Putin, saying a face-to-face meeting could be decisive in unlocking an agreement, but the Kremlin has rebuffed that proposal beyond inviting the Ukrainian president to Moscow, which Zelenskyy refused.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Orbán is widely seen as the Kremlin’s strongest ally in the EU.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grosev – who would later finger the Kremlin operatives behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny – played a central role identifying who was behind the sneak attack on Skripal and his daughter.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Zelenskyy has pushed for a summit with Russia's President Vladmir Putin, saying a face-to-face meeting could be decisive in unlocking an agreement, but the Kremlin has rebuffed that proposal beyond inviting the Ukrainian president to Moscow, which Zelenskyy refused.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Orbán is widely seen as the Kremlin’s strongest ally in the EU.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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