Russia not to extradite Snowden to US: Presidential spokesman
Russia will not extradite former contractor to US National Security Agency turned whistleblower Edward Snowden to the White House, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin says. Russia “did not hand over, does not hand over and will not hand over anybody," said Dmitry Peskov on Friday. Peskov made the remarks in an answer to a reporter who asked whether Moscow’s stance had changed towards 30-year-old Snowden. He added that President Putin is not involved in the discussions over the future of the former CIA and NSA contractor. Peskov told reporters that Russia's Federal Security Service FSB is in talks with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI over the issue.
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