asked for asylum. the obama administration not happy hong kong let him leave and wants russia to return him. it s an international game of mad libs here. we expect to government to look at all options available to expel him back to the u.s. to face the crimes with which he s charged. we have a report from phil in moscow. reporter: at the airport, there were early signs the government of ecuador was playing a role in the escape of snowden. this was the ambassador s car parked outside. this official got lost inside the terminal. no comments. are you hear in relation to mr. snowden at all? the world learned of his sudden departure from hong kong when he was already in the air. a big group of russian and
the eventual destination is ecuador. he asked that country for refuge. the obama administration is angry. hong kong let him leave. he asked russia to return him to this country. we expect them to look at all options possible to expel him back to the u.s. snowden is now facing espionage charges, including theft of government property and revealing classified information. snowden s destination may be ecuador. it seems like he is heading to ecuador. what are official there is saying, if anything? caller: hi, good morning, christine. good to talk to you. ecuador is a country that could be welcoming to snowden. they could grant him asylum
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under fire after the claim the u.s. hadn t provided enough information to arrest snowden. the obama justice department saying the extradition request met all the requirements. they argued the first request came june 15th and they raised questions only friday. another lawmaker points to beijing. china had a role in this. reporter: still, did the u.s. wait too long to charge snowden and u.s. officials tell cnn they revoked his passport saturday with word he would seek asylum in ecuador or elsewhere. the u.s. is advising the governments that he s wanted on felony charges and should not be allowed to proceed in international travel. the head of the nsa slammed snowden. this is an individual who is not acting with noble intent.
he faces charges for espionage and is considered a fugitive in the eyes of the united states. asylum has not been granted yet. we know he s accompanied by a lawyer from for the antisecret si website wick key weaks and for julian assange. others are accompanying him. we heard he is in russia. he may be coming this way. wikileaks indicated that snowden was going to travel to ecuador through a safe route. that s what they called it. as you were saying the countries mentioned are countries that could receive snowden or grant him asylum, cuba or venezuela. he has reason to believe he will come to ecuador. there s already been a precedence. the foreign minister is studying