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| US lashes out at Russia and China |
| US lashes out at Russia and China over Edward Snowden, warning of setbacks
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 25-June-2013
4:50:48 AM |
| Frustrated Obama administration officials pressed Russia on Monday to turn over Edward J Snowden, the national security contractor who disclosed surveillance programs, while warning China of "consequences" for letting him flee to Moscow.
As Snowden remained out of sight, apparently holed up in Moscow awaiting word of his fate, what started as a dramatic escape story involving a self-described whistle-blower evolved into a diplomatic incident in which the United States faces an open rift with one major power and a tense standoff with another. Hopes for a quick resolution had faded by nightfall.
Secretary of State John Kerry said China's decision to allow Snowden to leave Hong Kong despite an arrest request from the United States would have "without any question some effect, an impact on the relationship, and consequences." He called on Russia to expel Snowden.
"I would urge them to live by the standards of the law, because that's in the interest of everybody," Kerry said.
He pointed out that the United States in the past two years had transferred seven prisoners Russia had sought, although the parallel is not exact, since Snowden is not being held by the Russian government.
At the White House, President Barack Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, reinforced what he called "our frustration and disappointment with Hong Kong and China," calling their refusal to detain Snowden a "serious setback" in relations. He said Hong Kong authorities had been notified that Snowden's passport had been revoked, and he dismissed their explanation that they had no legal basis to stop Snowden.
"We do not buy the suggestion that China could not have taken action," Carney said.
US officials also openly mocked China and Russia as states that repress free speech and transparency and therefore are hardly apt refuges for someone fighting government secrecy in the United States.
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