MOSCOW, Russia -- Edward Snowden, the man who leaked American intelligence, has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, reports CNN.
A Russian lawyer says Snowden filed the request for temporary asylum in Russia while awaiting safe passage to Latin America, where he seeks longer-term refuge.
Snowden has been charged with espionage. He is believed to have been in a Moscow airport for the past three weeks.
The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia have said their countries would give Snowden asylum.
Earlier coverage:
Russia's President Putin: Snowden Will Leave As Soon As He Can
MOSCOW, Russia -- The journalist who first reported Edward Snowden's classified documents says the NSA leaker still has more information about how the agency operates.
Snowden says he's given away all of his information, but the columnist for The Guardian said that there are more domestic spying programs that have not yet been revealed.
Snowden could also reveal just how easy it was for him to get this data.
According to Glenn Greenwald, a columnist with The Guardian, Snowden's "able to inform people about the true severity of how much each NSA analyst has access to people's personal, private communications with very little oversight, checks or safeguards."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Snowden will leave Russia as soon as he can. He also said he doesn't want this situation to harm U.S./Russian relations.
As for any chance of staying in Russia, officials there say they still haven't received Snowden's asylum application.
A Russian lawyer says Snowden filed the request for temporary asylum in Russia while awaiting safe passage to Latin America, where he seeks longer-term refuge.
Snowden has been charged with espionage. He is believed to have been in a Moscow airport for the past three weeks.
The presidents of Venezuela and Bolivia have said their countries would give Snowden asylum.
Earlier coverage:
Russia's President Putin: Snowden Will Leave As Soon As He Can
MOSCOW, Russia -- The journalist who first reported Edward Snowden's classified documents says the NSA leaker still has more information about how the agency operates.
Snowden says he's given away all of his information, but the columnist for The Guardian said that there are more domestic spying programs that have not yet been revealed.
Snowden could also reveal just how easy it was for him to get this data.
According to Glenn Greenwald, a columnist with The Guardian, Snowden's "able to inform people about the true severity of how much each NSA analyst has access to people's personal, private communications with very little oversight, checks or safeguards."
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Snowden will leave Russia as soon as he can. He also said he doesn't want this situation to harm U.S./Russian relations.
As for any chance of staying in Russia, officials there say they still haven't received Snowden's asylum application.