Pussy Riot members had a humorous conversation with Stephen Colbert, despite his 'friendship' with Vladimir Putin

Pussy Riot members Masha Alyokhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova made an appearance on The Colbert Report Tuesday night, and per usual, Colbert played devil's advocate. In this case, he satirically took the side of Vladimir Putin when discussing the women's activism, which left them in prison after being charged with hooliganism in 2012.

"Now Vladimir's a friend," Colbert said. "So I'm going to edit out anything bad you say about him."

Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova had a great sense of humor about Colbert's approach and seemed to be familiar with his tactics. Colbert asked if they would like to thank Putin for releasing them, and through the translator they said they would rather thank their supporters.

Again, playing the role of a Putin supporter, Colbert asked the women why they are against Putin when he is just trying to bring Russia to a brighter future. To which Alyokhina replied: "We have different ideas about a brighter future. We don't want a shirtless man on a horse leading us."

Colbert joked about spending time with Putin, shirtless, and Tolokonnikova quickly recommended that they have a group of other shirtless men join them (a clear jab at Putin's anti-gay position).

The Pussy Riot members have been open about their belief that releasing them from prison was simply a PR stunt to alleviate tension before the Sochi Olympics, but they don't believe it made a difference on public opinion. They jokingly suggested that he throw them back in prision.

Madonna is set to announce Pussy Riot onstage at Amnesty International's Bringing Human Rights Home concert at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn tonight. Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono, Bob Geldof, Lauryn Hill, the Fray and Imagine Dragons will also make appearances at the event.

Watch both portions of the Pussy Riot interview and Colbert's sign off below.