Brian Whitmore: The Kremlin’s Game of Thrones By Brian Whitmore. Published Aug. 12, 2016 at 10:35 am A picture taken in Moscow on May 6, 2016 shows the Vodovzvodnaya Tower on the southwestern side of the Kremlin complex. Photo by AFP You can call it the day of the long knives. You can call it Kremlin musical chairs. Or you can call it Vladimir Putin's own personal game of thrones. Read the story here.