Snowden’s Russia asylum bid may resolve case: Ecuador

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, whose government has mulled an asylum request from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, said Monday the fugitive’s bid for sanctuary in Russia could resolve the standoff.

“My opinion is that the request to the Russian government could definitely resolve Mr. Snowden’s situation,” Correa told AFP in an interview after Moscow announced that it received a political asylum application from Snowden.