Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has no immediate plans to leave Russia, a lawyer assisting him in his request for temporary asylum said. An airport source earlier told Reuters that Snowden has been allowed to leave a Moscow airport.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov to reiterate his belief that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden "needs to be returned to the United States, where he will have a fair trial".
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry told his counterpart that Russia "still has the ability to do the right thing".
Kerry also reiterated that the US would be "deeply disappointed" if Russia made any effort to facilitate Snowden's movement out of the airport, or to any destination other than the US.
"Obviously any move that would allow Mr. Snowden to depart the airport would be deeply disappointing," Psaki added.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.