{"id":6104,"date":"2013-06-25T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6104"},"modified":"2013-06-25T19:36:29","modified_gmt":"2013-06-25T19:36:29","slug":"putin-snowden-never-crossed-russian-border-so-no-extradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6104","title":{"rendered":"Putin: Snowden never crossed Russian border, so no extradition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Putin slams US demands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former NSA contractor Snowden remains in the transit zone of a Moscow airport. President Putin said that Snowden never crossed the Russian border and doesn\u2019t fall under any extradition treaty. He called accusations against Russia \u201cnonsense and rubbish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is true that Snowden has arrived to Moscow, and it really came as a surprise for us. He arrived as a transit passenger, and didn’t need a [Russian] visa, or any other documents. As a transit passenger he is entitled to buy a ticket and fly to wherever he wants,\u201d<\/i> Vladimir Putin said as he spoke to journalists in Finland.<\/p>\n

Edward Snowden is still at the transit area of Moscow\u2019s Sheremetyevo Airport, Putin stressed. He said that any accusations against Russia are \u201cnonsense and rubbish,\u201d<\/i> as the former NSA contractor\u00a0\u201chas not crossed\u201d<\/i> the Russian border.<\/p>\n

The President also pointed out that there is no extradition treaty between Russia and the US, which makes it impossible to extradite people like Snowden.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can only extradite any foreign citizens to such countries with which we have signed the appropriate international agreements on criminal extradition,\u201d<\/i> he explained.<\/p>\n

Snowden \u201chas not committed any crime\u201d<\/i> on Russian soil, Putin added. Russian security agencies \u201chave never worked with and are not working with\u201d<\/i> the former CIA employee, he also stressed.<\/p>\n

“Snowden is a free person. The sooner he chooses his final destination, the better it is for him and Russia,”<\/i> Putin said.<\/p>\n

He also expressed hope that the Snowden saga would not have any negative impact on Russian-American relations and that the US “will understand this.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Putin also commented on the situation with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden, fearing that he would then be extradited to the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like Snowden, he considers himself a rights advocate and fights for sharing information. Ask yourself: should or should not people like these be extradited to be later put to jail?\u201d<\/i> the President asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any case, I would like not to deal with such issues because it is like shearing a pig: there’s lots of squealing and little fleece,<\/i>\u201d<\/i> he said.<\/p>\n

Washington again requested that Moscow expel Snowden on Tuesday, urging Russia to build upon its bilateral law enforcement cooperation with the US.<\/p>\n

Russia has \u201cclear legal basis\u201d<\/i> to expel the NSA leaker, National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. She added that Snowden would face espionage charges in the US, even without an extradition treaty.<\/p>\n

The White House, along with Putin, doesn\u2019t want the issue to negatively impact the nations\u2019 bilateral relations, Hayden said. – RT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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