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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Stopping Russian oil exports, a major source of revenue for the Kremlin's war machine, is a key Ukrainian goal.
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Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Lukashenko allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and later authorized the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, Orbán, who is widely seen as the Kremlin’s biggest advocate in the EU, blocked a 90-billion euro ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine over the interruptions and vowed to veto any further pro-Ukraine decisions until oil flows resume.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But military logistics specialists told NBC News the Russian army does rely on Telegram for tactical communication, and the Kremlin doesn’t have much of a viable alternative.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Lukashenko allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and later authorized the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Last week, Orbán, who is widely seen as the Kremlin’s biggest advocate in the EU, blocked a 90-billion euro ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine over the interruptions and vowed to veto any further pro-Ukraine decisions until oil flows resume.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But military logistics specialists told NBC News the Russian army does rely on Telegram for tactical communication, and the Kremlin doesn’t have much of a viable alternative.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
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