Putin Says Snowden Can Feel Safe In Russia -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin described the former U.S. intelligence contractor sought by Washington on espionage charges as a "strange guy" but said he could rest easy that he would not be handed over to U.S. authorities.
U.S. President Barack Obama withdrew from a bilateral summit with Putin last month after Moscow granted asylum to Edward Snowden who had leaked details of secret U.S. government surveillance programs.
"He is a strange guy," Putin said of Snowden in an interview with Russian state television and the Associated Press released on Wednesday. "I don't get what he is thinking."
"Basically he doomed himself to a pretty difficult life. What will he do next, I don't even imagine. But it's clear now that we won't give him away, he should feel safe here."
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My Comment: I am not surprised by President Putin's admission that he has thought about Edward Snowden a lot. Putin is an ex-intelligence officer .... so he understands the culture in the intelligence community and why it must have been difficult for Edward Snowden to do what he did. I also suspect that President Obama has also thought of Edward Snowden a lot .... but for different reasons.
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