Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino (C) speaks to reporters during a doorstop media briefing at a hotel in Hanoi June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Kham
MOSCOW (Reuters) - China and Russia rejected U.S. accusations they helped a former U.S. spy agency contractor escape prosecution in the United States, deepening a rift between powers whose cooperation may be essential in settling global conflicts including the Syrian war.
Despite public outrage, however, there was a sense moscow and Washington sought to limit damage over Edward Snowden, whose flight from justice has embarrassed President Barack Obama. After tough U.S. statements a day earlier, Secretary of State John Kerry urged "calm and reasonableness" on Tuesday.
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