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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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Russian Major General Apti Alaudinov in military gear

Apti Alaudinov: Propagandist or Moscow's new rising star?

Is the commander of the Chechen special forces the Kremlin's new mouthpiece?
ConflictsSeptember 12, 2024
RT television studio

Russia vows to restrict US media in response to RT row

Washington has slapped RT's top editors with sanctions, accusing them of trying to influence the presidential election.
MediaSeptember 6, 2024
Russian school in Donetzk

Despite fighting, Kremlin shows 'normal' school year start

For pupils in regions bordering Ukraine, the new school year means classes may be held in wartime conditions.
ConflictsAugust 30, 202402:43 min
A man (Vladimir Kara-Murza) being escorted by police officers

Russia: Kara-Murza lawyer visits jailed Kremlin critic

Prominent Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza has been in a Siberian prison since April 2023.
PoliticsJuly 13, 2024
Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Australian flag in background

Australia chides Russia for meddling in alleged spy case

Australia's premier has told Russia to "back off" after its embassy criticized the arrest of two alleged Kremlin spies.
PoliticsJuly 13, 2024
An image of a Rossiya TV set featuring a large screen projection of Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as cameras and equipment

Russia bans access to over 80 EU news outlets

The West and Russia have also traded accusations on satellite jamming, and the Kremlin issued a new nuclear warning.
ConflictsJune 25, 2024
A posting depicting a smear campaign against Georgian politicians and activists

Georgia to introduce Kremlin-style anti-LGBTQ+ bill

Georgia's ruling party has proposed a package of Kremlin-style legislation to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.
Human RightsJune 8, 2024
Andrei Belousov is seen wearing a suit and in profile, looking away from the camera

Why Putin chose an economist as Russia's defense minister

Andrei Belousov is a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin. His job will be to strengthen Russia's arms industry.
PoliticsMay 14, 2024
Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes troops during a Victory Day military parade.

Putin reshuffles Defense Ministry amid war in Ukraine

President Putin has named Andrei Belousov, an economist and former deputy prime minister, to replace Sergei Shoigu.
ConflictsMay 13, 202402:27 min
A view of the offices of the Russian Justice Ministry behind a metal gate

Russia declares German foundation 'undesirable'

The free-market think-tank said it was a sign of Russia's "threat to civil and human rights."
PoliticsApril 18, 2024
Vehicles of Russian peacekeepers leaving Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region for Armenia pass an Armenian checkpoint on a road near the village of Kornidzor, Armeni

Russia withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh, Kremlin says

The conflict last year saw Azerbaijan recapture Nagorno-Karabakh and the mass explusion of ethnic Armenians.
ConflictsApril 17, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link

Putin pained by Moscow attack, even if not visible — Kremlin

As foreign diplomats visited a makeshift memorial, the Russian president is grappling with the tragedy.
CatastropheMarch 30, 2024
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

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 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?

What course will Vladimir Putin chart in the months ahead?
PoliticsMarch 18, 2024
A woman with bushy, reddish hair and wearing a patterned brown and white jacket, Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka, addresses a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels in December 2020

Latvia probes EU lawmaker for Kremlin spying

The investigation comes weeks after a report claimed to show communications between her and Kremlin handlers.
CrimeMarch 16, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony

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

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

Despite repression from the Kremlin, some Russian human rights defenders won’t give up their fight against the war.
PoliticsMarch 10, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks into the camer as he delivers his annual address.

Russia's Vladimir Putin up for reelection

President Putin is standing for a fifth term in office. Kremlin critics have described the election as a "parody."
PoliticsMarch 7, 202405:37 min
Lyudmila Navalnaya and Anatoly Navalny, parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attend a funeral ceremony for their son at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow's district of Maryino

At Navalny funeral, supporters chant, 'Russia will be free'

Thousands gathered at the church where his funeral was held, in defiance of police and warnings from the Kremlin.
PoliticsMarch 1, 202402:16 min
Yulia Navalnaya speaking with European Council President Charles Michel

Yulia Navalnaya steps to political front to oppose Kremlin

Navalnaya seeks more EU support, which has swiftly condemned Russia following Alexei Navalny's death in a penal colony.
PoliticsFebruary 20, 202402:44 min
Dozens have been detained across Russia for attending vigils following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Russia: Arrests made at vigils for Kremlin critic Navalny

Dozens have been detained across Russia for attending vigils following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
PoliticsFebruary 18, 202401:55 min
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
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny near the Russian embassy in Paris

How are Russians reacting to Alexei Navalny’s death?

While politicians repeat the Kremlin’s narrative, critics say they suspect foul play and fear further repression.
Human RightsFebruary 17, 2024
A portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, flowers and candles are laid on a ground

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's team demands body's return

The team of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny confirms his death and demands the return of his body.
PoliticsFebruary 17, 2024
People hold placards as they attend a vigil held in front of Russian embassy in Berlin after the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Death of Navalny causes dismay in and outside Russia

Leaders and campaigners around the world are in shock about the reported death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
PoliticsFebruary 16, 202402:58 min
Russland im Krieg | Kirchen unter Druck

Russia: Clergy under pressure

Clergy in Russia who speak out against the invasion of Ukraine face punishment.
SocietyFebruary 9, 202405:12 min
A close-up image of Boris Nadezhdin wearing a suit and glasses

Russian elections: Can Boris Nadezhdin beat Vladimir Putin?

On March 17, Boris Nadezhdin will run against Vladimir Putin in the race for Russia's next president.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2024
Guests queue outside the Mutabor nightclub

How an 'almost naked' party turned political in Russia

Pop stars loyal to the Kremlin are being punished for "immoral behavior" at a party in Moscow.
PoliticsJanuary 2, 2024
A war crimes investigator stands near body bags of human remains after mass killings in Bucha, Ukraine

'Russia is corrupt from top to bottom'

Eliot Higgins, founder of research nonprofit Bellingcat, told DW how it is investigating Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
PoliticsNovember 22, 202326:05 min
A destroyed building in Kupiansk, Ukraine on May 26, 2023

Former official: To win, Russia must totally destroy Ukraine

Russia's ex-deputy FM Fedorov says Russia will have to launch massive missile strikes across Ukraine to win the war.
PoliticsSeptember 20, 202326:06 min
A destroyed building in Kupiansk, Ukraine on May 26, 2023

Former official: To win, Russia must totally destroy Ukraine

Russia's ex-deputy FM Fedorov says Russia will have to launch massive missile strikes across Ukraine to win the war.
ConflictsSeptember 20, 202325:38 min
Environmental activist Egor Chastukhin

Russian eco-activists persevere amid crackdown on dissent

What remains of ecological advocacy in Russia rests on the shoulders of under-resourced activists like Egor Chastukhin.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 13, 202303:11 min
Screens display Russia's President Vladimir Putin via video link from the Moscow Kremlin during a press conference as part of the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa

Vladimir Putin will not attend India G20 in person — Kremlin

The Russian President faces an international arrest warrant and also did not attend the BRICS summit in South Africa.
PoliticsAugust 25, 2023
Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader

Poisoning dissidents: The Kremlin's preferred method?

The alleged poisonings of exiled journalists fit into a broader pattern of Russia targeting dissidents.
PoliticsAugust 17, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin (r) holds a Quran to his chest during a visit to the Juma Mosque in Derbent, Dagestan as three other men look on

Sweden Quran burnings: How the Kremlin benefits

The Swedish government is dealing with increased terrorist threats sparked by repeated Quran burnings.
PoliticsAugust 8, 2023
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, left, and his associate Daniel Kholodny, right, are seen on a TV screen as they appear during a hearing.

Navalny sentence meant 'to scare as many people as possible'

A Russian court convicts the Kremlin critic of extremism and extends his time behind bars.
PoliticsAugust 4, 202302:08 min
People walk near a damaged office building in the Moscow City following a reported Ukrainian drone attack.

Russia says Moscow attacked by 3 Ukrainian drones

According to Russia's defense ministry, an attack on Moscow by three Ukrainian drones has been thwarted.
ConflictsJuly 30, 202301:42 min
Alexei Navalny in his prison cell

Alexei Navalny: Russian prosecutors seek 20-year term

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is already serving sentences totaling more than 11 years in a Russian penal colony.
Law and JusticeJuly 20, 2023
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
Flowers in blue buckets, candles and photos can be seen on the site where opposition member Boris Nemtsov was killed

Russia condemned over Kremlin critic Nemtsov's murder probe

The European Court of Human Rights found that the government didn't adequately investigate the Kremlin critic's killing.
Law and JusticeJuly 11, 2023
Kombo Prigohzin Putin

Kremlin says Putin met Prigozhin after mutiny

Wagner commanders are said to have been offered "alternative options for employment."
PoliticsJuly 10, 2023
A Wagner mercenary in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don near the Ukrainian border

Who's who in the Prigozhin-Kremlin conflict?

Tensions between the Wagner Group and the Russian military have escalated, though Prigozhin has halted his troops.
PoliticsJune 25, 2023
A local resident walks past members of Wagner group in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023

Kremlin drops Wagner charges, Prigozhin to Belarus

A deal brokered by Minsk will ensure the private military group won't be punished for the mutiny in Russia.
ConflictsJune 24, 2023
Russland Der russische Oppositionsführer Alexej Nawalny ist während einer Gerichtsverhandlung in Moskau

New trial against Kremlin critic Navalny set to begin

One of Alexei Navalny's vocal supporters speaks to DW just before the latest court case against him.
PoliticsJune 19, 202303:06 min
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
A car drives by bullet and shrapnel riddled road sign on the road to the Russian city of Belgorod

Russia says Belgorod secured as Kremlin vents 'deep concern'

Russia has opened a terrorism investigation into the alleged incursion, while Ukraine has denied any involvement.
ConflictsMay 23, 2023
Russian servicemen take part in a Victory Day military parade marking the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II

Putin claims 'real war' being waged against Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Russia they were engaged in a patriotic struggle for the future of their country.
PoliticsMay 9, 2023
Pro-Russian demonstration in Munich

Russia staging protests for anti-Ukraine propaganda — report

Russian secret services are infiltrating or staging demonstrations in Europe for propaganda purposes, researchers say.
ConflictsMay 8, 2023