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Protesters in Russia demand the release of Alexey Navalny

Russian President Vladmir Putin has condemned weekend protests demanding the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, and thousands of protesters were arrested. Navalny was detained last week after returning from Germany, where he recovered from a suspected nerve agent attack. Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at the New School, was at the protests in Moscow and joins CBSN to discuss. She is the great-granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
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