Citing Snowden, Obama Cancels One-on-One Talks with Putin

What does Leno have that Putin ain’t got?

Though Obama took time out of his schedule to speak with Tonight Show host Jay Leno on Tuesday, including answering questions regarding NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and ongoing disputes with Russia on that issue, the Associated Press is reporting Wednesday morning that Obama has decided to cancel upcoming one-on-one talks with President Vladimir Putin in protest of Snowden’s newly acquired asylum status in Russia.

AP reports:

In exchange on Leno last night, Obama was asked about the case:

In response to the news, journalist Glenn Greenwald took the time to point out the numerous instances in recent years in which the US government has refused to extradite individuals on American soil wanted by other nations. As a way to jibe at the poverty of most US media coverage of the Obama/Putin imbroglio, Greenwald predicted that most corporate and mainstream outlets would likely not invoke these examples in their reporting on the extradition battle over Snowden.

Here’s video of Leno asking Obama about Snowden and his relations with Russia’s Putin:

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