Fines for Pussy Riot after entering the World Cup final

The members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot who stormed the field during the finals of the World Cup football have received hefty fines.

The incident happened in the 52nd minute with a 2-1 lead for France. It was not immediately clear what kind of statement the people wanted to make. The game was resumed after more than a minute.

Pussy Riot regularly clashes with the authorities in Russia. In 2012, the group disrupted a service in the Christ-Savior Cathedral in Moscow with a 'punk prayer'. In that performance they criticized Vladimir Putin. Two members of the group, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Aljochina, were detained for almost two years because of the incident.