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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Orbán has aligned himself with the Kremlin — reports this week said his foreign minister tried to ease EU sanctions for Moscow’s benefit — but Hungarians generally lean toward Europe rather than Russia.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Previous Russian military plane crashes Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Washington, under pressure to stabilize oil prices, issued a 30-day sanctions waiver allowing countries to purchase roughly 128 million barrels of Russian crude stranded on tankers—the same sanctions regime designed to starve the Kremlin's war machine in Ukraine.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Previous Russian military plane crashes Accidents involving Russian military planes have been frequent since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Washington, under pressure to stabilize oil prices, issued a 30-day sanctions waiver allowing countries to purchase roughly 128 million barrels of Russian crude stranded on tankers—the same sanctions regime designed to starve the Kremlin's war machine in Ukraine.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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