Former NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed the massive US global surveillance program.
High-level talks between Russia and the US scheduled for next week in Washington are "up in the air" and a September summit also is in doubt after Russia granted asylum to Snowden.
Russia grants Snowden 1 year's asylum Special
Fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has received temporary asylum in Russia for one year, and has moved to a safe place, a lawyer assisting him said Thursday.
A Russian lawyer for US National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has left the transit zone of Moscow's airport and entered Russia.Snowden granted one year's temporary asylum in Russia
The father of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden told Russian television that he is grateful to President Vladimir Putin and his government for protecting his son.
Lon Snowden, father of fugitive former CIA contractor Edward Snowden, tells his son Wednesday on Russian television to stay in Russia because he won't get a fair trial in the United States.
The United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets.
U.S. intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, who has been in a Moscow airport's transit zone for more than a month, could be stuck there for another half a year, a migration official said Friday.
Russia will not extradite fugitive US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden to his home country, Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
The US House of Representatives narrowly approved continuing the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions of citizens' phone records after a fierce debate.
The United States does not ask Russia to extradite Edward Snowden but just wants him returned, US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said Thursday.
Moscow cannot extradite Snowden
Fugitive US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's hopes of leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport for the first time in a month on Wednesday were dashed when he failed to secure permission from Russia to leave.
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes to be granted papers by Wednesday allowing him to end his month-long stay in the transit area of a Moscow airport and move to the city centre.
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