In Moscow, some of the best architecture may lie many metres underground. With its vaulted ceilings, marble floors and tiled mosaics of Vladimir Lenin and the Red Army, the Moscow metro is a crown jewel of the Russian capital.

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski says is ordering the closure of Russia’s consulate in the southern city of Krakow after Polish authorities said Russia was responsible for a fire that destroyed a shopping center in Warsaw last year.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a stopover in Moscow on his way from Beijing in Brasilia did not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was stated at the Brazilian Embassy in Moscow.

The Russian economy is in an increasingly precarious state as a result of a shift to a war mode and of Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a report by the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian drone strikes have heightened anxiety across Moscow ahead of this year’s May 9 parade on Red Square, where President Vladimir Putin will be watching with other leaders.

NBC News' Keir Simmons reports on the world leaders present at Russia's parade to mark the end of World War II. Brazilian President Lula also weighs in on the Russia-Ukraine war.

As Russia celebrates its 80-year-old victory over Nazi Germany, Putin wants the world to see that despite the new conflict in Europe, he still has friends in high places.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been clear who’s at the top of his guest list: Xi Jinping.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. Mr Anwar's four-day tour is the first official visit by a Malaysian leader to Russia in nearly 20 years.

A huge parade in the Russian capital to celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, attended by leaders of more than 20 countries, comes amid faltering attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

One of the Magic Valley’s best, Lexi Huettig has signed to the University of Idaho’s Track & Field program. The Valley senior signed her National Letter of Intent Tuesday afternoon at her school in front of friends, family, and coaches.

Serbia remains committed to its plan to join the European Union and wants to speed up its membership bid, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday after his recent trip to Moscow drew Western criticism.