The 10-part U.S.-UK production 'The Bible' is on Moscow screens every day this week. YOUTUBE It’s Take It on Faith Week on Moscow television, as the small screen offers viewers a broad assortment of commendable Bible-related features during this year’s commonly-shared Holy Week. Here’s the faith-based where and when: MONDAY .

IHA via AP Russia's failure to strip the Syrian government of its chemical weapons stockpile contributed to the death of more than 70 Syrian civilians attacked with sarin gas, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has alleged. Speaking on U.S. television on Sundayevening, Tillerson said that Moscow had failed in its pledge toremove Syria's chemical weapons from the grasp of its ally,President Bashar Assad.

Russian S-400 air defense missiles being deployed at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria, Nov. 27, 2015. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service The head of the Russian Federation Council’s Defense and Security Committee says Russian armed forces based in Syria will not attempt to intercept any American missiles, if Washington orders another airstrike.

ODOYEVSKY The trend for “new” Russian food has now gathered enough momentum that the blueprint is familiar: Dust off some old imperial recipes, strip away the grease and stodge and add a modern twist while keeping the focus squarely on fresh, locally-sourced produce. Omit beets, cabbage, duck and rabbit from the menu and you clearly haven’t got the memo. The approach has been something of a revolution for Moscow’s Russian cuisine, which has been rudely shaken from its century-old slumber.

Chechen demonstrators gathered during a massive rally in Grozny, Russia. Musa Sadulayev / AP On April 1, the Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported that the Chechnya’s authorities had unleashed a large-scale crackdown on gay men. More than 100 men were detained and tortured in a special prison in February and three unnamed men were killed by their own relatives, the newspaper alleged.

Still from the movie "The First Time" A patriotic Russian film about the glory of the Soviet space program flopped on its opening-day weekend, despite efforts by its producers to use political and industry connections to bully Hollywood blockbuster "The Fast and The Furious 8" out of theaters this weekend. The film, marketed as "The First Time" in English, depicts the exploits of cosmonaut Alexei Leonov — the first man to walk in space.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Petros Giannakouris / AP British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnsonhas called for fresh sanctions to be brought against Russia inresponse to a chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians. Johnson, who last week cancelled a visit to Moscow planned for April 10, claimed that the threat of new economic sanctions wouldforce the Kremlin to reconsider backing Syrian President BasharAssad. “We cannot miss this moment.

NOON AGAINST PUTIN Russians Abroad Take Part in Anti-Putin Election Protest, In Pictures Russians living across the world took part in the anti-Putin protest on the last day of voting in the presidential election. 1 Min read

Russian children under the age of 14 could soon be banned from signing up to social networks online, thanks to a new bill submitted to the Russian parliament on Monday. The bill, submitted by ultra-conservative Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, would require users to submit their passport details before creating an account.

Seth Wenig / AP When Jehovah's Witnesses arrived at the Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, crowds lined the streets. Dozens of people waited in the cold for hours, hoping for a chance to get into the courtroom. State television described the crowds as supporters of the Jehovah's Witnesses, and one outlet claimed the group often targeted Russia's youth as potential converts. But the crowd hadn't come to fight for Russia's religious freedom.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during his visit to Moscow, Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russia's TASS news agency on Monday. “We have not announced any meetings and there is no meeting with Tillerson in the presidential planner as of yet,” Peskov said. “We never announce meetings like that, whether they happen or not.” Rex Tillerson arrives in Moscow to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday, April 12.

Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny was released today after spending 15 days in jail for disobeying police. Navalny was arrested on March 26 after organizing a nationwide anti-corruption protest. He was sentenced to 15 days in prison after being found guilty of disobeying police orders during the Moscow demonstration.