Hundreds have gathered in Moscow to commemorate the victims of Stalin's terror. As Russians are increasingly overlooking the brutal repression of that era for a rosier view on the past, DW met a few of those determined to set the record straight.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained in Moscow, although the reason for his detention was unclear. Navalny has been detained and jailed several times for organizing anti-Kremlin protests - he was last sentenced to 30 days in prison in May for his role in organizing nationwide protests against President Vladimir Putin.

Moscow's famous Red Square has turned into a giant football pitch for the 2018 World Cup. Thousands of visitors from all over the world enjoy the special makeover every day. DW correspondent Miodrag Soric visited the location.

Belgium train at their base camp near Moscow on Monday before heading to St Petersburg for their semi-final against France.

Thousands of police officers and secret service staff are working around-the-clock to keep people safe during the World Cup in Russia. DW’s Juri Rescheto experienced the tough security measures first-hand when he took the subway into the center of Moscow.

Lavrov invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia as Moscow seeks to reassert its influence in the region. The visit comes as Pyongyang engages in hectic diplomacy with Washington, Seoul and Beijing.

Russia, Turkey and Iran need to help Syria's government clear its country of terrorists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday (April 28) during a trilateral meeting in Moscow with his counterparts from Turkey and Iran.

President Donald Trump says relations with Moscow have never been worse as he warns Russia to "get ready" for U.S. missiles in Syria.

The American flag was removed from the U.S. consulate building in St Petersburg on Saturday evening (March 31). Earlier in the day men could be seen carrying bags and boxes out of the building and loading them into a truck. Moscow ordered the closure of U.S. consulate in St Petersburg and the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats on Thursday (March 29).

A convoy of vehicles left the British Embassy in Moscow on Friday (March 23) ahead of a Russian deadline for 23 diplomats to leave the country.

On September 10, the citizens of Moscow will go to the polls to elect local councilors. One of the key campaign issues is the environment - and more specifically, waste management.

Russian search team worked around the clock searching for clues and body parts in a snow-covered field outside Moscow where a Russian plane crashed on Sunday (February 11) killing all 71 people on board.