Putin: Snowden not a traitor

Source: Washington Examiner | June 3, 2017 | Robert King

Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t believe former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is a traitor, he told filmmaker Oliver Stone.

Snowden “didn’t betray the interest of his country nor did he transfer any information to any other country. The only thing Snowden does he does publicly,” Putin said.

Snowden was granted asylum in Russia in 2013 after he leaked secret information from the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs. He faces charges of theft and violating the Espionage Act, which could land him up to 30 years in prison if caught and convicted.

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