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The Kremlin is close to crushing Pokrovsk, a vital Ukrainian town (www.economist.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I hate when they call Russia "The Kremlin".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They just mean that Kremlin (the entire fortress) is sentient and slowly moving with millions of small tentacles through Ukraine crushing everything on its path.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Putin's Moving Castle

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Like Monster House

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Ah that's fair enough.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Its odd. While speaking of Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw, Washington or Paris is common as an alias for the country itself, "Kremlin" is weird. A kremlin is a fortified complex. You have a kreml in Nowgorord, Smolensk etc. Just historic buildings.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

If we're being neutral, they can use "Kremlin" in any headlines that they would put the "White House".

The White House is close to crushing Gaza

Yeah, I think it's self-explanatory why this is a bad title

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It's mainly a museum!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It sounds like "Gremlin", so the liberals like it because it's spooky.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

It's just propaganda to try and paint the government as not representing the views of the people.