The Snowden Case: Obama Seeks to Calm Tensions
On Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama tried to calm tensions over the fate of ex-National Security Agency consultant Edward Snowden, who is still believed to be a refugee at the Moscow airport. Russia refuses to deliver him to the United States.
While the case of the former NSA IT consultant has extended even further relations between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, Obama has been trying to cool down the situation.
The president stressed that he had absolutely no intentions of “negotiating and bargaining” with Russia and China.
“I will not send planes to catch a 19-year-old hacker,” Obama declared during a visit to Dakar.
The United States has not yet ceased to demand Snowden’s arrest and extradition since his arrival in Moscow Sunday from Hong Kong. It has also threatened that Russia and China’s relations with Washington will be impacted if they do not cooperate in this matter.
While the case of the former NSA IT consultant has extended even further relations between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, Obama has been trying to cool down the situation.
The president stressed that he had absolutely no intentions of “negotiating and bargaining” with Russia and China.
“I will not send planes to catch a 19-year-old hacker,” Obama declared during a visit to Dakar.
The United States has not yet ceased to demand Snowden’s arrest and extradition since his arrival in Moscow Sunday from Hong Kong. It has also threatened that Russia and China’s relations with Washington will be impacted if they do not cooperate in this matter.
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