S**wden
Asks Putin on
Live TV If He
Spies on Russians
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In what could be best described as a bizarre PR stunt,
Edward S**wden made a surprise appearance on
Live TV to ask Russian President Vladimir
Putin whether he
Spies on his citizens.
S**wden, who has received asylum in Russia, appeared during
Putin's annual call-in show on Russian TV on Thursday, during which
Putin answered questions from the public. It's unclear whether S**wden's appearance was staged, but his question gave
Putin a chance to poke at his favorite target: the United States.
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"Does Russia store, intercept, or analyze, in any way, the communications of millions of individuals, and do you believe that simply increasing the effectiveness of intelligence or law enforcement investigations can justify a place in societies rather than subjects under surveillance?"
S**wden asked
Putin (see the full exchange in the video embedded below).
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