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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Sumy lies about 20 miles from Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have made a surprise incursion since Aug. 6 in a bid to divert the Kremlin’s military focus away from the front line in Ukraine.
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Edith M. Lederer and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Comments by the Kremlin and senior Russian officials on the matter have become more frequent as Ukraine has overtly pressed its allies over the use of Western long-range missiles to strike targets within Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s answer to deliberations in the United States and Britain about whether or not to give Ukraine permission to fire conventional Western missiles into Russia.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Officials said that’s consistent with the Kremlin’s broader goal to boost former President Donald Trump and denigrate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
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Edith M. Lederer and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
Comments by the Kremlin and senior Russian officials on the matter have become more frequent as Ukraine has overtly pressed its allies over the use of Western long-range missiles to strike targets within Russia.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The decision to change Russia’s official nuclear doctrine is the Kremlin’s answer to deliberations in the United States and Britain about whether or not to give Ukraine permission to fire conventional Western missiles into Russia.
—Reuters, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
Officials said that’s consistent with the Kremlin’s broader goal to boost former President Donald Trump and denigrate Vice President Kamala Harris.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
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“The Kremlin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Kremlin. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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