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A Kremlin is a Russian medieval fortress. The term is most often used to refer to the walled complex in Moscow, which houses Russia's president.

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April 18, 2024

Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable'

April 17, 2024

Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says

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A mourner lays flowers on the grave of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow on March 2, 2024, the next day after Navalny's funeral.

Mourners in Moscow mark 40 days since Alexei Navalny's death

Mourners in Moscow mark 40 days since Alexei Navalny's death

Navalny's supporters mourn the loss of the prominent opposition leader and find it hard to come to accept his passing.
PoliticsMarch 27, 202402:28 min
Servicemen walk toward Crocus City Hall on western edge of Moscow, March 22, 2024

Terror in Russia: From Beslan siege to Moscow concert hall

Terror in Russia: From Beslan siege to Moscow concert hall

Terror attacks have killed hundreds of Russians over the last 25 years. DW takes a look at the political repercussions.
ConflictsMarch 23, 2024
The Kremlin complex seen from outside during winter

Vladimir Putin's reelection: What's in store for Russia?

Vladimir Putin's reelection: What's in store for Russia?

What course will Vladimir Putin chart in the months ahead?
PoliticsMarch 18, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony

Putin: Tracing the president's political metamorphosis

Putin: Tracing the president's political metamorphosis

Over his 24 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has grown progressively anti-Western. How did this happen?
PoliticsMarch 16, 2024
Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) is seen serving Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) at a dinner in 2011

The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin

The long list of Putin critics targeted by the Kremlin

Many of those who have spoken out publicly against Russian President Vladimir Putin have paid with their lives.
PoliticsMarch 13, 2024
Police officers carrying away a young man

Meet the anti-war Russians who refuse to flee

Meet the anti-war Russians who refuse to flee

Despite repression from the Kremlin, some Russian human rights defenders won’t give up their fight against the war.
PoliticsMarch 10, 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin seated at a long table with more than a dozen women

Russia: Are soldiers' protesting wives a threat to Kremlin?

The wives of Russian soldiers in Ukraine are calling for their return despite facing arrest. Can they force change?
ConflictsFebruary 18, 2024
Yevgeny Prigozhin

Prigozhin's troll factories in Russia: What's next?

Reports that Wagner's Prigozhin has shut down his media group don't mean the end of online trolls in Russia.
MediaJuly 13, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin drinks champagne during a ceremony

Russian wineries maintain production despite EU sanctions

Putin's favorite vintners have been trying to import supplies despite EU sanctions. DW investigates.
BusinessJune 3, 2023
Members of the public walk past Christmas and New Year's decorations featuring snowballs at Moscow's central Zaryadye park, a short distance from the Kremlin in Moscow.

Ukraine war: Russia's economy holding out against sanctions

Strong energy sales have kept Russia's economy going, despite severe sanctions from the EU and US.
BusinessFebruary 22, 2023
Vladimir Putin at a Eurasian Economic Union summit in Bishkek in December 2022

Ukraine war — what to expect in 2023

Here are the highlights of the DW Conflict Zone coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and what to expect in 2023.
ConflictsDecember 29, 202215:36 min
Russian journalist Roman Dobrokhotov stands outside a police station

Russian raid on investigative journalist raises concern

The editor-in-chief of a well-known news site is facing a lawsuit. Critics have decried the attack on press freedom.
SocietyJuly 30, 2021