Punk protest band Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is detained by police at a protest in central Moscow February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian riot police detained hundreds of Kremlin opponents on Monday, moving swiftly to curb protests over the jailing of activists convicted of attacking police at a rally against President Vladimir Putin.
With the turmoil in Ukraine adding to tension between the Kremlin and its opponents, Putin foes including Alexei Navalny and members of protest band Pussy Riot were hauled away twice by police, first outside a courthouse and later near the Kremlin.
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