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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Japan also imposed further sanctions on Russian companies on Friday and joined the countries implementing a price cap on Russian oil, which aims to reduce the Kremlin’s revenue.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In the case of Russia, the incursion into NATO territory demonstrates how the Kremlin is willing to push the boundaries against NATO while at the same time escalating its attacks on Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
With a mass of drones crossing into NATO airspace for the first time -- into a contry that is home to the main logistics hub for military aid to Ukraine -- the Kremlin is seemingly trying to hurt European resolve to keep helping Ukraine, while also probing their capacity to respond.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Banderite refers to Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera and is pejoratively used by the Kremlin against the government in Kyiv to falsely paint it as having Nazi sympathies.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In the case of Russia, the incursion into NATO territory demonstrates how the Kremlin is willing to push the boundaries against NATO while at the same time escalating its attacks on Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
With a mass of drones crossing into NATO airspace for the first time -- into a contry that is home to the main logistics hub for military aid to Ukraine -- the Kremlin is seemingly trying to hurt European resolve to keep helping Ukraine, while also probing their capacity to respond.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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