U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applies to extend his asylum in Russia. Elena Polio / Flickr
Snowden Applies To Extend Asylum In Russia, Report Says -- Moscow Times
U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has filed an official petition to extend his asylum in Russia for another year, a news report said Tuesday.
An unidentified official at the Federal Migration Service told Izvestia that Snowden had submitted the petition to the Moscow region branch of the agency by the June 30 deadline, a month before his current one-year asylum status expires.
If the request is granted, Snowden's asylum will be extended for another year, the official was quoted as saying.
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Update: NSA Leaker Edward Snowden 'Applies To Extend Asylum In Russia for Another Year' -- Daily Mail
My Comment: He gave up paradise in Hawaii for the bitter cold of Moscow .... and being one who spent a few years in Moscow and a few vacations in Hawaii .... I know I would stay in Hawaii. My gut is telling me that he must be feeling homesick.
On a side note .... here are two interesting articles on Edward Snowden's escape from Hong Kong to Russia.
Snowden Won't Talk About His Time In Hong Kong — And Now We Know Why -- Michael B Kelley, Business Insider
Revisiting Snowden's Hong Kong Getaway -- Edward Jay Epstein, Wall Street Journal