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Snowden has withdrawn asylum request: Russia
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has withdrawn a request for political asylum in Russia after President Vladimir Putin said he should stop "harming our American partners", the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Moscow: Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has withdrawn a request for political asylum in Russia after President Vladimir Putin said he should stop "harming our American partners", the Kremlin said on Tuesday.[caption id="attachment_921405" align="alignleft" width="380"]
Posters in support of Snowden. Agencies.[/caption]Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said Snowden was in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and had not crossed through passport control onto Russian territory.Reuters
First Published:Jul 02, 2013, 14:06:53 IST
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