Putin Rules out Snowden Expulsion, Rejects US ‘Ravings, Rubbish’

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putinPresident Vladimir Putin confirmed today that the former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in the transit area of a Moscow airport but ruled out handing him over to Washington, dismissing U.S. criticisms as “ravings and rubbish.”

In his first public comments since the fugitive flew in on Sunday, he appeared to make light of the affair around Edward Snowden, whose flight from U.S. authorities is becoming an increasing embarassment for President Barack Obama. Asked by a journalist about the affair, he smiled fleetingly.

“I myself would prefer not to deal with these issues. It’s like giving a baby pig a haircut: there’s a lot of squealing, but there’s little wool,” he told a news conference in Finland.

His refusal to hand back Snowden risked deepening a rift with the United States that has also sucked in China and threatens relations between countries that may be essential in settling global conflicts including the Syrian war.

Putin said the 30-year-old American was in the transit area of Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and, not having gone through passport control, was free to leave.

“The sooner he chooses his final destination, the better it would be for us and for himself,” Putin said.

Snowden has applied for asylum in Ecuador but Quito has said it is still considering the application and the United States is trying to persuade the governments of countries where he might head to hand him over. His plans remain unclear.

“He has not crossed the state’s border, and therefore does not need a visa. And any accusations against Russia (of aiding him) are ravings and rubbish,” Putin said in response to a question at a news conference during a visit to Finland.

Washington has gone to great lengths to try to ensure Snowden has nowhere to go to seek refuge. But Putin said Russia had no extradition treaty with the United States and suggested Moscow would expel Snowden only if he were a criminal.

“Thank God, Mr Snowden committed no crimes on the territory of the Russian Federation,” Putin said in the garden of a presidential residence, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto beside him.

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3 COMMENTS

  1. they have a couple of options:

    they do it like with all other could be criminals :

    1) they send a killer-drone that kills him

    2) they send a human killer from the CIA

    3)they kidnep him and he commits suicide in captivity

    4) they offer someone or money in exchange for him

    5)they admit to use the terror excuse to perpetrate criminal acts ,so to spy on companies to get prior imformation of buisnesses , money transactions, cientific researches, global investments to take advantages of these. and ask the world for mechila

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