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.
Examples of the Kremlin in a Sentence
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Far-right and populist parties, some of whom are considered sympathetic to the Kremlin, are expected to make gains at the European Parliament elections.
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Luke McGee, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The British military intelligence agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the Kremlin was seeking to recruit 400,000 people in 2024 to sustain its forces in Ukraine.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In the wake of successful Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries in Russia earlier this year, the Kremlin launched its most vicious campaign yet on Ukraine's critical infrastructure.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Before the war, some voices in the Kremlin privately urged caution and advised against blindly rushing into China’s arms.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Video taken by a Ukrainian soldier shows the true nature of the Kremlin.
—Robert Zubrin, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
After the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Justice Department moved quickly — and publicly — to hold Russia to account for possible war crimes.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
His killing in the seaside resort town of Villajoyosa last month has raised fears that Russia’s European spy networks continue to operate and are targeting enemies of the Kremlin, despite concerted efforts to dismantle them after Mr. Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
What is certain is that his detention is yet another irritant in U.S.-Russian relations already at Cold War-like lows following the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
Luke McGee, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
The British military intelligence agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the Kremlin was seeking to recruit 400,000 people in 2024 to sustain its forces in Ukraine.
—Marc Santora, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
In the wake of successful Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries in Russia earlier this year, the Kremlin launched its most vicious campaign yet on Ukraine's critical infrastructure.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Before the war, some voices in the Kremlin privately urged caution and advised against blindly rushing into China’s arms.
—Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
Video taken by a Ukrainian soldier shows the true nature of the Kremlin.
—Robert Zubrin, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
After the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland and the U.S. Justice Department moved quickly — and publicly — to hold Russia to account for possible war crimes.
—Ryan Lucas, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
His killing in the seaside resort town of Villajoyosa last month has raised fears that Russia’s European spy networks continue to operate and are targeting enemies of the Kremlin, despite concerted efforts to dismantle them after Mr. Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022.
—José Bautista, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
What is certain is that his detention is yet another irritant in U.S.-Russian relations already at Cold War-like lows following the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 29 Mar. 2024
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