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Snowden Seeks Assurance from Norway It Won’t Extradite Him

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Re: Snowden Seeks Assurance from Norway It Won’t Extradite Him

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Presumably he'd drive, as Norway and Russia share a border. What isn't clear to me from the article is why he'd risk it for an award from a group of writers who have branches in Russia..

One obvious guess would be that it's a dress rehearsal for a possible Nobel peace prize win.

It would also be a powerful statement if he could visit western countries without being arrested.

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Seems unlikely. He also needs assurance the flight between Russia and Norway won't be grounded or redirected on route.

Well he could take a land or a sea route; Norway and Russia share a land border but it would be going the long way round.

> sea route

Through international or territorial waters of third countries? Not unless he's hitching a ride on RFS Bespokoynyy.

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Would he have a guarantee he would be allowed back in Russia? If not I guess he can stay in Norway indefinitely but would need a work visa as well.

Would Putin even let him leave Russia?

Do they have a no-fly list now as well?

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Would Putin even let him leave Russia?

It would look really bad for Russia if Snowden was held against his will.

There's a gradient between 'free' and 'held against his will', I'm sure there are plenty of ways Snowden can be discouraged from taking a chance like that.

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Well he could take a land or a sea route; Norway and Russia share a land border but it would be going the long way round.

> sea route Through international or territorial waters of third countries? Not unless he's hitching a ride on RFS Bespokoynyy.

You can stay in Russian/Norwegian waters. The quicker option would probably be Finnish/Swedish waters from St.Petersburg.

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So I'm curious how Snowden supports himself while exiled in Russia. How does he pay for these law firms representing him?

> In May 2015, Snowden's lawyer Ben Wizner said that Snowden's main source of income was speaking fees, which sometimes exceeded $10,000 per appearance.[308]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden#2015

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