Snowden was a huge propaganda asset for Russia.

He wouldn't release suspicious activity from Russia, but tried to blame the west in everything.

Ps. Look at the raw numbers + eg. GDP). Russia can't start a new cold war, the original cold war was one between equals.

Russia is only big in km2

> He wouldn't release suspicious activity from Russia, but tried to blame the west in everything.

Are you confusing Snowden and Assange?

Yes. You're right

Russia had benefits with both. They worked together ( Snowden and Assange).

But Snowden wasn't a Russian puppet like Assange.

Snowden didn't really have anything to release on Russia. All his stuff was about the US and other Five Eyes nations.

I think it was Assange that was basically a Russian stooge.

Yeah, you're right.

South america took fugitive nazis. The US didn't really denacify Western Germany and let a lot of the old cadre become leading actors in the post war politics and military of W-Germany. The list could go on and on.

All animals are equal but some are more equal.