The tweet reads as “Predictably, Snowden has agreed to [Venezuelan President Nicolas] Maduro’s offer of political asylum. Apparently, this option appeared most reliable to Snowden”. Senior Russian State Duma official Aleksey Pushkov.
Russian's Tweet On Snowden Asylum OK Quickly Deleted -- USA Today
A Russian lawmaker caused a diplomatic stir Tuesday by briefly tweeting -- then deleting -- news that NSA leaker Edward Snowden had accepted Venezuela's offer of asylum.
Alexei Pushkov, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, then followed up by saying his source was an 18-hour-old report by the Russian TV news program "Vesti 24."
Pushkov, who has played an unofficial role for the Kremlin on the Snowden affair in the past, seemed especially eager this time to put plenty of distance between himself and the whole matter.
"Contact them about this question," he tweets in Russian, referring to "Vesti 24."
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Update: Is He Or Isn't He? Much Confusion Over Snowden And Venezuela -- NPR
My Comment: Edward Snowden's options are becoming limited .... and Venezuela would certainly not be my choice for asylum.
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