FOXNews.com: Putin says he won't hand over Snowden, but sets condition for asylum

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Putin says he won't hand over Snowden, but sets condition for asylum Jul 1st 2013, 15:45 Russia's President Vladimir Putin reportedly said Monday that his government would not hand over NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but wouldn't give him asylum either unless he stops leaking U.S. secrets.  The defiant Putin addressed the controversy as President Obama, during a visit to Tanzania, reiterated that he's "hopeful" Russia will take up the United States' request for extradition.  "There have been high-level discussions with the Russians about trying to find a solution to the problem," Obama said.  Snowden is believed to be in the transit zone at the Moscow airport. Putin, speaking at a news conference Monday, further underscored the state of legal limbo Snowden is in -- saying he couldn't seek shelter in Russia if he keeps leaking documents, a condition Snowden so far has shown no interest in meeting.  Putin, though, said that Snowden considers himself a rights activist, a "new dissident" and compared him to Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov.  Putin wouldn't say if any of the leaders of gas exporting nations attending a summit in Moscow could offer Snowden shelter.  The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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