[h=3]By LUKAS I. ALPERT , RICHARD SILK and JEREMY PAGE[/h]Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that fugitive former U.S. government contractor Edward Snowden was still in the transit zone of Moscow's airport and that Russia wouldn't extradite him.
Mr. Putin said in a televised news conference in Finland that Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement with the U.S. and thus wouldn't meet the U.S. request.
Earlier Tuesday, Russia and China fired back Tuesday at White House criticism regarding their roles in 's flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, calling U.S. accusations against them groundless and misguided.
Russia and China fire back at U.S. criticism over their roles in fugitive Edward Snowden’s flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, as there is still no evidence of exactly where Snowden is. WSJ’s Lukas Alpert reports.
[h=3]Snowden on the Run[/h]U.S. authorities sought to catch Edward Snowden before he reached his next goal: political asylum in Ecuador.
Mr. Putin said in a televised news conference in Finland that Russia doesn't have an extradition agreement with the U.S. and thus wouldn't meet the U.S. request.
Earlier Tuesday, Russia and China fired back Tuesday at White House criticism regarding their roles in 's flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, calling U.S. accusations against them groundless and misguided.
Russia and China fire back at U.S. criticism over their roles in fugitive Edward Snowden’s flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, as there is still no evidence of exactly where Snowden is. WSJ’s Lukas Alpert reports.
[h=3]Snowden on the Run[/h]U.S. authorities sought to catch Edward Snowden before he reached his next goal: political asylum in Ecuador.