STUCK IN TRANSIT: A television screen showing former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on June 26, 2013. - Reuters
MOSCOW: A former US spy agency contractor facing charges of espionage remained in hiding at a Moscow airport on Wednesday while the prospect grew of a protracted wrangle over his fate.
Ecuador, where Edward Snowden has requested asylum, said a decision could take months and asked Washington to argue its case for extradition. Russia said Snowden, whose flight is proving a growing embarrassment for President Barack Obama, was still in the transit area of Sheremetyevo airport.
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