puppet regime

noun

: a government controlled by the government of another country

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And on the site of the Jasenovac concentration camp in Croatia, run by a Nazi puppet regime, architect Bogdan Bogdanović crafted perhaps the most optimistic acknowledgment of the will to overcome the 20th century’s darkest hours. Michael Allen, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025 During the American Civil War, France sent troops to Mexico to install a puppet regime. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 Just weeks earlier, Putin had attempted to seize Ukraine’s capital, oust its government, and impose a puppet regime. Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024 The landlocked rump state would be made subservient to Moscow, governed by a puppet regime that lacks any means of pushing back against Russian commands. Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024 Croatia as an independent state first existed under the Ustaše, the local fascist party installed as a puppet regime in 1941 by the Nazis, and so the story of Croatian nationalism is inextricably entwined with its far-right past. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024 Putin’s real goal, many analysts say, is to oust Zelensky in favor of a Russian puppet regime. Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2024 Sandu has also accused Russia of trying to overthrow Moldova’s government and replace it with a puppet regime picked by the Kremlin. Tatsiana Kulakevich, Fortune, 2 June 2023

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