Has Ecuador Signalled That They Do Not Want NSA Leaker Edward Snowden In Their Country?

Ecuador's Correa Says Snowden's Fate In Hands Of Russia -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Sunday the fate of former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is in the hands of the authorities in Russia, where he is holed up in hope of obtaining asylum in the South American nation.

Correa said his government cannot begin considering asylum for Snowden, wanted by Washington for leaking confidential information about a surveillance program, until he reaches Ecuador or an Ecuadorean embassy.

The 30-year-old former National Security Agency contractor has not been able to leave the Moscow international airport.

"It's up to the Russian authorities if he can leave the Moscow airport for an Ecuadorean embassy," Correa said in an interview with Reuters in the coastal city of Portoviejo.

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My Comment: NSA leaker Edward Snowden is an American who is facing serious charges in the U.S.. If Ecuador should give him sanctuary .... there will be a cost that Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa appears to not want to take.

Update: Assange: Edward Snowden is ‘marooned in Russia’.