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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Trump has already been working to deliver Ukraine into Vladimir Putin’s open arms by cutting off aid and pushing a peace plan practically written by the Kremlin as his own.
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Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Unlike Russia’s other shorter-range conventional weapons, the Oreshnik is able to launch a powerful, conventional strike anywhere in Europe, giving the Kremlin a new instrument of escalation without tapping its nuclear arsenal.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Analysts have questioned the weapon's utility, and its deployment appeared to be the Kremlin's latest attempt to send a threatening message to Kyiv and the West with peace talks stalled.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
But now the ship is sailing under the Russian flag, which potentially could complicate sensitive talks between the United States and Russia over ending the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.
—January 5, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Unlike Russia’s other shorter-range conventional weapons, the Oreshnik is able to launch a powerful, conventional strike anywhere in Europe, giving the Kremlin a new instrument of escalation without tapping its nuclear arsenal.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Analysts have questioned the weapon's utility, and its deployment appeared to be the Kremlin's latest attempt to send a threatening message to Kyiv and the West with peace talks stalled.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
But now the ship is sailing under the Russian flag, which potentially could complicate sensitive talks between the United States and Russia over ending the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.
—January 5, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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