He is asking for asylum in a country that continues to openly squash dissent, often using violent tactics. Putin runs the country with an iron fist, has jailed people who oppose him, and has chased others out of the country. Opponents have been known to meet early deaths, often under suspicious circumstances. What’s more, the history of U.S. citizens fleeing to Russia does not bode well for Snowden. Others who have fled to Moscow have returned home after short stays. Others have disappeared completely.
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