What Will Be The Impact Of Edward Snowden On U.S. - Russia Relations

After Snowden, No Business As Usual For U.S. And Russia -- Reuters

(Reuters) - After causing weeks of embarrassment for the U.S. intelligence community, the Edward Snowden saga has now cast a shadow over international efforts to end the Syrian civil war and deal with Iran, and could also undermine White House hopes for a nuclear arms reduction deal.

Russia's decision on Thursday to grant asylum to Snowden threatens to send already-strained relations between the United States and Russia to the lowest point in years and further complicate efforts to work out geopolitical challenges.

With Russia's sheltering of the former U.S. spy agency contractor seen as a slap in the face to President Barack Obama, the White House is weighing whether he should now back out of a Moscow summit in early September, in a direct snub to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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US has no legal ground to object to Snowden temporary asylum -- RT
Snowden Asylum Strains US, Russian Ties -- Voice of America
NSA spy leaks: US denounces Snowden's Russian asylum -- BBC
White House 'extremely disappointed' with Russia -- AP
White House 'Extremely Disappointed' in Russia’s Asylum Offer to Snowden -- Voice of America
Snowden Asylum in Moscow Puts Obama-Putin Summit in Doubt -- Bloomberg
U.S. and Russian Envoys Discuss Snowden, Among Other Topics -- New York Times
Snowden Asylum Undercuts Obama’s Efforts on Russia Ties -- Bloomberg
US careful not to let Snowden destroy Russia ties -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Russia-US ties not wrecked: analysts -- Olga Nedbaeva and Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva, The Australian
How Russia gains from sheltering Edward Snowden -- Don Murray, CBC