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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The evening news reported on atrocities committed by Russian forces in Chechnya and on corruption schemes that implicated top officials in the Kremlin.
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
European diplomats told the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to shoot down Russian planes that enter its airspace, in a sharp escalation of Russia-EU tensions.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Oana Popescu-Zamfir, director of the GlobalFocus Center think-tank, said the Kremlin is working to ensure that Moldova does not become a poster -child for post-Soviet democratization.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
European diplomats told the Kremlin that NATO is prepared to shoot down Russian planes that enter its airspace, in a sharp escalation of Russia-EU tensions.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Oana Popescu-Zamfir, director of the GlobalFocus Center think-tank, said the Kremlin is working to ensure that Moldova does not become a poster -child for post-Soviet democratization.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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