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  • Top Russian MP Slams US Threats On Moscow, Beijing As 'Ill-Considere

    TOP RUSSIAN MP SLAMS US THREATS ON MOSCOW, BEIJING AS 'ILL-CONSIDERED'

    Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden

    http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/06/26/310893/us-threats-on-russia-china-dismissed/
    Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:58AM GMT

    Russia's President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, emphasized on Tuesday
    that his country has no extradition agreement with the US, calling
    Washington's rhetoric against Moscow as "ravings and rubbish."

    A senior Russian lawmaker has dismissed threatening US demands on
    China and Russia to expel NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, saying
    it would only bring Beijing and Moscow closer together.

    "The threats from the United States towards Russia and China over the
    Snowden case will not give results, but will just strengthen closer
    ties between Moscow and Beijing," said Foreign Affairs Committee
    Chairman of the lower parliamentary house Alexei Pushkov, in a tweet
    message on Wednesday cited in an AFP report.

    Pushkov further described recent American harsh rhetoric against
    its rival powers regarding the former spy agency employee as
    "ill-considered pressure," warning that such efforts would only
    damage Washington's relations with Moscow and Beijing at a time the
    formerly hostile rivals are seeking common ground on a range of issues,
    including the Syrian crisis.

    The lawmaker's statement came following angry reactions by other top
    Russian officials to what has widely been regarded as US threats for
    arrest and turnover of Snowden.

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier complained about
    what he described as "threats" by US officials over the case of NSA
    whistleblower.

    Russia's President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, emphasized on Tuesday
    that his country has no extradition agreement with the US, calling
    Washington's rhetoric against Moscow as "ravings and rubbish."

    He also ended speculation over Snowden's whereabouts by confirming
    that he was still in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport
    and free to depart towards any destination he so chooses.

    This is while Washington claims that there was a "clear legal basis"
    to expel Snowden.

    Moreover, White House spokesman Jay Carney has lashed out at Beijing,
    stressing that China's failure to "honor extradition obligations"
    had dealt a "serious setback" to what he described as US efforts to
    build trust with China's new President Xi Jinping.

    China's official news agency, meanwhile, has slammed the US government
    as the world's "biggest villain" following the latest revelations
    on Washington's cyber espionage against Chinese companies and
    institutions.

    "These, along with previous allegations, are clearly troubling signs.

    They demonstrate that the United States, which has long been trying
    to play innocent as a victim of cyber attacks, has turned out to be
    the biggest villain in our age," said a commentary published in the
    Xinhua news agency on Sunday.

    Snowden arrived in Moscow from Hong Kong, where authorities said the
    US government request to arrest him did not fully comply with the
    territory's legal requirements.

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