MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin.Full story
Berezniki, Russia (Reuters) - A member of the Pussy Riot band who was jailed over a protest against President Vladimir Putin in a Russian cathedral said on Wednesday she was starting a hunger strike after she was barred from a parole hearing. Full story
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against protest leader Alexei Navalny at his trial on theft charges on Wednesday, saying that he had done no harm. Full story
Russian President Vladimir Putin's motorcade will no longer disrupt Moscow traffic now that a helipad has been installed to fly him to work. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
David Rohde, a foreign affairs columnist at Reuters, talks with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about his recent reporting trip to Russia and the ongoing violence in Syria.
Fmr. National Security Advisor, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, and the Woodrow Wilson International's Jane Harman join Morning Joe to discuss the latest events in Syria and why, as Dr. Brzezisnki says, intervention in Syria would worsen the situation.
Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center talks about Mideast diplomacy and whether Russia is committed to ending the Syrian conflict.
Topless female protesters rushed at Russian leader Vladimir Putin, with CNBC's "Power Lunch" crew. Putin later said, "I liked it," reports Tyler Mathisen.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi May 24, 2013. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with businessmen and entrepreneurs at Voronezhsintezkauchuk plant, producing synthetic rubber and latex, in the city of Vorovezh, May 23, 2013. The banner reads "The country lives till plants work". REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags:
