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"MOSCOW — After fleeing his home in Hawaii for Hong Kong, then spending a month as resident of an airport transit zone in Moscow before winning temporary asylum in Russia, the fugitive National Security Agency contractor, Edward J. Snowden, is getting a visit from his father.
Lon Snowden, who lives in Pennsylvania, arrived on Thursday morning at Sheremetyevo Airport — the place the younger Mr. Snowden called home for more than a month — where he told a waiting Russian television crew that he has had no direct contact with his son since June.
Mr. Snowden said that he did not expect his son to return to the United States, where the 30-year-old former intelligence contractor is wanted on espionage charges, and did not give any indication that he would try to persuade him to do so.
“I’m not sure that my son will be returning to the U.S. again,” Mr. Snowden said. “That’s his decision you know. He’s an adult.”
Russia’s agreement to give Mr. Snowden refuge added further tension to a relationship with the United States that has been deeply strained in recent months, and it was a major factor in a decision by the White House to cancel a planned summit meeting between President Obama and President Vladimir V. Putin that had been scheduled in early September. In recent weeks, however, Mr. Snowden has been less of a factor as officials seem focused on a joint effort to disarm Syria of chemical weapons.
Meanwhile, disclosures about American surveillance programs based on information obtained by Mr. Snowden using his national security clearance have continued to appear in news publications. Those disclosures have been coordinated by associates of Mr. Snowden, including The Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, who had also suggested he might visit Mr. Snowden in Russia. "
"MOSCOW — After fleeing his home in Hawaii for Hong Kong, then spending a month as resident of an airport transit zone in Moscow before winning temporary asylum in Russia, the fugitive National Security Agency contractor, Edward J. Snowden, is getting a visit from his father.
Lon Snowden, who lives in Pennsylvania, arrived on Thursday morning at Sheremetyevo Airport — the place the younger Mr. Snowden called home for more than a month — where he told a waiting Russian television crew that he has had no direct contact with his son since June.
Mr. Snowden said that he did not expect his son to return to the United States, where the 30-year-old former intelligence contractor is wanted on espionage charges, and did not give any indication that he would try to persuade him to do so.
“I’m not sure that my son will be returning to the U.S. again,” Mr. Snowden said. “That’s his decision you know. He’s an adult.”
Russia’s agreement to give Mr. Snowden refuge added further tension to a relationship with the United States that has been deeply strained in recent months, and it was a major factor in a decision by the White House to cancel a planned summit meeting between President Obama and President Vladimir V. Putin that had been scheduled in early September. In recent weeks, however, Mr. Snowden has been less of a factor as officials seem focused on a joint effort to disarm Syria of chemical weapons.
Meanwhile, disclosures about American surveillance programs based on information obtained by Mr. Snowden using his national security clearance have continued to appear in news publications. Those disclosures have been coordinated by associates of Mr. Snowden, including The Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, who had also suggested he might visit Mr. Snowden in Russia. "