Putin: Snowden must not damage relations with US
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President Vladimir Putin says NSA leaker Edward Snowden has been warned against taking actions that would damage relations between Moscow and Washington.
Snowden has applied for asylum in Russia, three weeks after arriving at one of Moscow's international airports. The United States wants him sent home to face prosecution for espionage. Granting Snowden asylum would add tensions to US-Russian relations already strained by criticism of Russia's pressure on opposition groups, Moscow's suspicion of US missile-defense plans and Russia's resistance to sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP)
