A Russian performance artist who built a career thumbing his nose at the authorities now says he supports President Vladimir Putin - even as he seeks asylum in Europe and fears arrest if he returns home.
Oleg Vorotnikov, a founding member of the Voina (War) street-art collective, says he was detained on Sept. 18 in Prague for not having correct papers and was then arrested when authorities discovered that Moscow was seeking his extradition through Interpol over hooliganism charges.
