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https://scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1269993/decision-political-asylum-snowden-could-take-months-ecuador-official
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Decision on political asylum for Snowden could take months, Ecuador official says

MOSCOW — Edward Snowden’s request for political asylum in Ecuador could take up to two months to approve, the country’s foreign minister said Wednesday, and he suggested that the U.S. fugitive could end his airport-layover limbo by seeking sanctuary inside the Ecuadorean Embassy.

Snowden has not been officially admitted to Russia and remains in the Sheremetyevo International Airport’s “transit zone.”