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Putin hopes Snowden leaves Moscow soon

2013-06-26 25 Dailymotion

This is where former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is now believed to be located.<br/> <br />He fled to Hong Kong before making his way here, to this Moscow airport, in an attempt to evade U.S. authorities that have charged him with disclosing secret surveillance programs.<br/> <br />Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to Finland, confirmed that Snowden was indeed in Moscow after his foreign minister had denied he was in Russia.<br/> <br />In his first public comments since Edward Snowden flew in on Sunday, Putin appeared to make light of the diplomatic uproar over the fugitive.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN:<br/> <br />"It's like shearing a piglet: there's a lot of squealing, but there's little wool"<br/> <br />The Russian leader said he hoped the affair would not affect his country's relationship with Washington, and said the sooner Snowden leaves Russia, the better.<br/> <br />Thirty-year-old Snowden's leaked information points to mass surveillance of emails an

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