The situation with Snowden was imposed on Russia

The general director of the Political Information Center Alexei Mukhin commented on the situation with Edward Snowden and spoke about its influence on Russian-American relations. American technical assistant and former employee of the CIA and the National Security Agency in the United States passed to the newspapers The Guardian and The Washington Post secret information belonging to NSA and concerning the total surveillance of U.S. intelligence for the information communications between the citizens of many countries around the world, using existing information networks and communication networks. The U.S. charged Snowden in absentia with embezzling state property, disclosure of information on national defense and deliberate transfer of classified information to unauthorized persons. He is subject of an international search by the U.S. authorities; he was at Sheremetyevo Airport from June 23. Russia’s decision to provide Snowden with temporary shelter, who left the transit area of Sheremetyevo Airport on August 1, caused an ambiguous reaction of the U.S.