Snowden applies for political asylum in Russia

July 02, 2013 00:43

US leaker Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in Russia and President Vladimir Putin said today he was welcome to stay as long as he stopped leaking US intelligence reports.

Last night, Snowden applied for political asylum at the consulate office of the Sheremetyevo airport, where he had been staying for more than a week in legal limbo, a foreign ministry official told AFP.

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