USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Home / World

Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden asylum offer

By Associated Press in Los Angeles | China Daily | Updated: 2013-08-08 08:12

Obama cancels Putin talks over Snowden asylum offer

Snub follows Moscow's granting whistle-blower shelter for one year

US President Barack Obama is canceling plans to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow next month - a rare diplomatic snub.

The move is retribution for Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to Edward Snowden, who is accused of leaking highly secretive details about US National Security Agency surveillance programs. It also reflects growing US frustration with Russia on several issues, including missile defense and human rights.

A top White House official said Obama still plans to attend the Group of 20 economic summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, but has no plans to meet Putin one-on-one.

Obama said in an interview on Tuesday he was "disappointed" by Russia's move to grant Snowden asylum for one year. He said it also reflected the "underlying challenges" the US faces in dealing with Moscow.

"There have been times where they slip back into Cold War thinking and a Cold War mentality," Obama said in an interview on NBC's The Tonight Show.

The US was expected to alert the Russians on Wednesday morning about Obama's decision, though the two presidents were not expected to speak directly. Obama and Putin last met in June on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Instead of visiting Putin in Moscow, the US president will add a stop in Sweden to his early September travel itinerary.

White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said Russia's decision last week to defy the US only worsened an already troubled relationship. With few signs progress would be made during the Moscow summit on other agenda items, Rhodes said the president decided to cancel the talks.

"We'll still work with Russia on issues where we can find common ground, but it was the unanimous view of the president and his national security team that a summit did not make sense in the current environment," Rhodes said.

Obama's decision is likely to deepen the chill in the already frosty relationship between the two leaders. They have frequently found themselves at odds on pressing international issues, most recently in Syria, where the US accuses Putin of helping President Bashar al-Assad fund a civil conflict.

Moscow has accused the US of installing a missile shield in Eastern Europe as a deterrent against Russia, despite US assurances that the shield is not aimed at its former Cold War foe. Putin also signed a law last year banning US adoptions of Russian children, a move that was seen as retaliation for the US measure that cleared the way for the human rights sanctions.

(China Daily 08/08/2013 page10)

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 香蕉在线精品视频在线观看2| 婷婷人人爽人人爽人人片| 天天干天天爽天天射| 亚洲色大成网站www永久男同| 中文字幕国产视频| 精品国产日韩久久亚洲| 好男人影视在线WWW官网| 亚洲欧美高清在线| 欧美性bbwbbw| 新婚之夜女警迎合粗大| 免费99热在线观看| 44luba爱你啪| 日韩精品一区二区三区视频 | 女人张开腿日出白浆视频| 亚洲欧美国产精品专区久久| 91成人午夜性a一级毛片| 成人午夜高潮A∨猛片| 亚洲欧美日韩第一页| 黄网站在线播放视频免费观看| 成人亚洲欧美日韩在线观看| 亚洲视频一区二区在线观看| 草莓视频app在线播放| 天天操天天干天天爽| 亚洲一区二区视频在线观看| 老子影院午夜伦手机不卡6080| 天堂а√在线最新版在线| 亚洲免费观看网站| 色yeye香蕉凹凸视频在线观看 | 免费毛片a线观看| 1000部精品久久久久久久久| 日本xxxx18一20岁老师| 免费一区二区视频| 萌白酱喷水视频| 在线观看亚洲成人| 久久综合亚洲鲁鲁五月天| 精品无码人妻一区二区三区| 国产精品福利尤物youwu| 久久亚洲精品无码| 精品久久久久久国产潘金莲| 国产精品亚洲二区在线| 中文字幕在线永久视频|