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| Edward Snowden 'applies for asylum in Russia' | |
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| US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied to Russia for political asylum, Russian officials say. | US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has applied to Russia for political asylum, Russian officials say. |
| Foreign ministry consul Kim Shevchenko said the request was made on Sunday night. The Kremlin has made no comment. | Foreign ministry consul Kim Shevchenko said the request was made on Sunday night. The Kremlin has made no comment. |
| The 30-year-old former CIA analyst is believed to be holed up in a Moscow airport hotel. | The 30-year-old former CIA analyst is believed to be holed up in a Moscow airport hotel. |
| Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Mr Snowden was welcome to stay as long as he stopped "inflicting damage on our American partners". | Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Mr Snowden was welcome to stay as long as he stopped "inflicting damage on our American partners". |
| The US has not yet made any comment on the latest developments. | |
| President Barack Obama, speaking earlier in Tanzania, said Washington and Moscow had held "high level" discussions about Mr Snowden. | |
| "We are hopeful the Russian government makes decisions based on the normal procedures regarding international travel and the normal interactions law enforcement have," he told reporters. | |
| According to Russia's Interfax news agency, Mr Snowden's application for asylum was handed to a consular official at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport late on Sunday evening. | |
| The application was delivered by Sarah Harrison, a member of the Wikileaks legal team acting as Mr Snowden's representative, Kim Shevchenko was quoted by the news agency saying. | |
| Russia's Federal Migration Service has denied the report, which appeared in the New York Times earlier. |