Snowden commented on the possible results USA
Edward Snowden has called media reports about his possible extradition to the US “undeniable proof” that he worked for Russian intelligence. This former agent of us intelligence said on Twitter.
“No country will sell their spy because others will be afraid that their turn will come”, — he wrote in his microblog.
Finally: irrefutable evidence that I never cooperated with Russian intel. No country trades away spies, as the rest would fear they’re next. https://t.co/YONqZ1gYqm
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) February 10, 2017
Earlier, the TV channel NBC, citing its own sources reported that Russia is considering granting the U.S. a former U.S. intelligence officer. The expression of the channel, this should be a “gift” to the new US President Donald Trump.
The source of the channel in the administration of the President of the United States expressed the view that the transfer of Snowden is regarded as one of the ways to “earn location” trump. Information about the plans of Moscow channel was confirmed by a source in intelligence.
As of 7 February, the U.S. has not sent Russia a request for the extradition of Snowden, said the lawyer of the former employee of special services Anatoly Kucherena. He also expressed hope that trump will stop the prosecution of his client.
January 21, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that taking the decision to extradite Snowden to the US can only migration service of Russia or the head of state.
It is not a toy that you can give, he chelovekami Pescovitz Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation
The us authorities charged Snowden illegal transfer of information of importance to national security. In 2013, he gave journalists classified documents about the activities of U.S. intelligence.
The greatest impact caused part of the global interception of phone conversations and monitoring emails around the world. In total at home, Snowden faces up to 30 years in prison.