Fugitive Snowden's father arrives in Moscow
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STORY: Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday (October 10) to see his son, who was granted asylum in Russia after he leaked details of government surveillance programmes and fled the United States.
Russia 24, a state-owned 24-hour news broadcaster, showed footage of Snowden speaking at the same Moscow airport where his fugitive son was stranded for weeks this summer.
Lon Snowden said he had no direct contact with Edward Snowden but that he felt "extreme gratitude that my son is safe and secure and he's free".
The younger Snowden, 30, is wanted in the United States on espionage charges and Russia's decision to grant him temporary asylum aggravated already tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
Russian authorities and the Russian lawyer who is assisting Sno
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STORY: Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday (October 10) to see his son, who was granted asylum in Russia after he leaked details of government surveillance programmes and fled the United States.
Russia 24, a state-owned 24-hour news broadcaster, showed footage of Snowden speaking at the same Moscow airport where his fugitive son was stranded for weeks this summer.
Lon Snowden said he had no direct contact with Edward Snowden but that he felt "extreme gratitude that my son is safe and secure and he's free".
The younger Snowden, 30, is wanted in the United States on espionage charges and Russia's decision to grant him temporary asylum aggravated already tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
Russian authorities and the Russian lawyer who is assisting Sno