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Putin foe Alexey Navalny declares hunger strike in prison Examined: How Putin keeps power Replay Video UP NEXT The Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has declared a hunger strike in prison to protest what he says is authorities’ refusal to grant him access to proper medical treatment for severe back pain. Navalny, known as President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic, was sentenced in February to over two-and-a-half years in a prison camp. He said he is suffering from acute back pain caused by a suspected pinched nerve, which is making it hard for him to walk or stand up. Last w...

Navalny, who was poisoned less than six months ago, could be imprisoned upon arrival.

Vulnerabilities but also their desires, their ambitions, their insecurities to achieve your objectives and it's not always to shame that person. it's not always to have dominance but it's to advance your interests. >> reporter: this wasn't putin's only apparent ploy involving a dog. an how putin, quote, dissed his dog, barney. >> putin says, would you like to meet my dog? laura and i were with putin and his outside of moscow, i said, yeah, i'd like to meet him. out comes a giant hound. kind of loping across the yard and putin looks at me, says bigg bigger, faster, stronger than barney. it spea...

He does massive deals in russia. okay. given the relationship and the strains between shall i say the united states and russia, is that an advantage? or should that be something the american people should be concerned about that he has a pretty friendly relationship with russia and vladimir putin? >> well, i think it's fascinating we have come out of eight years of an administration that has specifically reached out to some of the biggest strategic foes the united states has, some of the long-standing enemies we have around the world, including cuba and iran with a much more open hand than man...