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8. Putin: Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement with the US & won't be meeting the US request

Tue Jun 25, 2013, 11:17 AM

Jun 2013

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Snowden will not be extradited to the United States, the AP reports:

Putin said that Snowden hasn't crossed the Russian border and is free to go anywhere.

Speaking on a visit to Finland Tuesday, he added that Russian security agencies "didn't work and aren't working" with Snowden. He gave no more details.

Commenting on a U.S. request to extradite him, Putin said that Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement with the U.S. and thus wouldn't meet the U.S. request.

He voiced hope that Snowden will depart as quickly as possible and that his stopover at Moscow's airport wouldn't affect bilateral ties.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/25/edward-snowden-russia#block-51c9b36fe4b043643bdac402

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Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia / won't extradite him for the US [View all] Catherina Jun 2013 OP

He's here, he's there, he's everywhere. It's the Scarlet Pumpernickel. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #1

Twitter is laughing its head off. Where did they get he went to Russia anyway? Catherina Jun 2013 #2

. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #3

Yep, that's about it lol n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #4

Everyone wants some of the Snowden action. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #5

"at the end of the day, they do tell the truth and are sticklers for following the letter of the law Catherina Jun 2013 #6

Putin confirms that Snowden is at the airport. Nobody is going to detain him in Moscow. Catherina Jun 2013 #7

Putin: Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement with the US & won't be meeting the US request Catherina Jun 2013 #8

Putin: "human rights activists"... "(w)ould you hand these people over so they�ll be put in prison?� Catherina Jun 2013 #9