U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden has requested political asylum in Russia, the RIA Novosti state news agency reported Friday.
The development comes after Mr. Snowden met Russian rights activists and lawyers at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.
The meeting took place in a room in the transit zone of the airport’s terminal F, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. » | Moscow | Friday, July 12, 2013
