Is Edward Snowden Acting Very Strange Inside Russia

U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applies to extend his asylum in Russia. Elena Polio / Flickr

Michael Weiss, Daily Beast: Edward Snowden Is Acting Very Strange Inside Russia



Russian spy-watcher Andrei Soldatov on Snowden’s strange behavior in Russia, the Nemtsov assassination, and signs of a power struggle in Putin’s inner circle.


Andrei Soldatov’s beat is Russian spies, which is a hot topic for a new cold war. As editor of agentura.ru, an online “watchdog” of Putin’s clandestine intelligence agencies, he has spent the last decade reporting on and anatomizing the resurrection of the Russian security state, from KGB-style crackdowns on dissent at home to adroit or haphazard assassinations abroad.



WNU Editor: I do not share Andrei Soldatov's opinions, but it is a different opinion on what is happening in Russia today. As to his remarks on Edward Snowden .... Snowden is obvious picky on who he talks to and/or is interviewed. But is due to the restrictions that have been imposed on his visa .... I would have to say "I would not be surprised".