普京稱俄羅斯不會阻攔斯諾登去其他地方

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied a request by American officials to expel National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, who the leader said remains in the transit hall of a Moscow airport and is free to fly wherever he desires.

俄羅斯總統普京(Vladimir Putin)拒絕了美國官員提出的驅逐美國國家安全局(National Security Agency)泄密者斯諾登(Edward Snowden)的要求。普京說，斯諾登仍然在莫斯科一個機場的過境中轉大廳，他有前往任何他想去的地方的自由。

Russia hands over alleged criminals only to countries with which it has an international agreement, and the U.S. isn't among those, Mr. Putin said by way of explanation. Mr. Snowden doesn't need a Russian visa because he technically is a transit passenger who 'thank God has not committed any crimes on the territory of the Russian Federation,' Mr. Putin said.

普京解釋說，俄羅斯只需向與其存有國際協議的國家交出被指控的罪犯，美國不在其中。普京說，斯諾登不需要俄羅斯簽證，因爲從技術上講，他是一個過境旅客，謝天謝地，他也沒有在俄羅斯聯邦的領土上從事任何犯罪活動。

'Mr. Snowden is a free man and the sooner he chooses his final destination, the better it will be for us and him,' Mr. Putin said, breaking a nearly two-day silence by Russian officials as to whether or not Mr. Snowden had in fact arrived in the Russian capital.

普京說，斯諾登是自由的人，對於他自身和我們來說，他越早決定最終目的地越好。普京此次發聲之前，在接近兩天的時間裏，俄羅斯官員在斯諾登是否已經抵達俄羅斯首都的問題上一直保持沉默。

Mr. Putin's comments came after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that while there was no mechanism for the U.S. to call on Russia to extradite Mr. Snowden, it was asking Moscow not to side 'with a person who is accused of breaking the law in another nation and who is a fugitive from justice according to international standards of law.'

普京發表上述評論之前，美國國務卿克里(John Kerry)說，儘管美國沒有要求俄羅斯引渡斯諾登的機制，美國正在請求莫斯科不要支持一個被指控違反了另一國法律、且根據國際法律準則逃脫了法律制裁的逃犯。

Mr. Kerry added: 'We're not looking for a confrontation.'

克里補充說，我們不是尋求對抗。

Mr. Putin, too, appeared eager to play down the impact of the Snowden affair on U.S.-Russia relations. He said it came as a 'complete surprise' to Russian officials when the 30-year-old former security contractor, who is wanted by U.S. authorities for leaking confidential information about domestic surveillance operations, arrived at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday. 'I hope this doesn't in any way affect the nature of our relations with the U.S.,' he said.

普京也急於弱化斯諾登事件對俄美關係的影響。他說，這名30歲的前安全局承包商僱員週日抵達莫斯科的謝列梅捷沃國際機場(Sheremetyevo International Airport)，這對俄羅斯官員來說完全是個意外。斯諾登因爲泄露美國國內監控項目保密信息而遭到美國通緝。普京說，我希望這不會影響我們與美國關係的性質。

'You can ask yourself the question: Should such people be handed over and sent to jail or not?' Mr. Putin said. 'I would rather not deal with such questions, because it's like shearing a piglet岸a lot of squealing and little wool.'

普京說，你可以問問自己：這樣的人應該被交出來送進監獄嗎？我寧願不去面對這樣的問題，因爲這就像給一隻小豬剪毛，噪音很大，也得不到羊毛。

The U.S. and Russia have seen their relations fray in particular since late 2011, when Mr. Putin accused the American government of supporting thousands of Russia opposition activists who took to the streets of Moscow, alleging that parliamentary elections had been rigged and calling for his ouster.

美國和俄羅斯的關係已經受損，尤其是在2011年末之後，當時，普京指責美國政府支持數千名俄羅斯反對派活動人士，這些活動人士在莫斯科的街頭舉行抗議，稱議會選舉存在舞弊行爲，要求普京下臺。

Mr. Snowden fled to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday, days after prosecutors charged him in a U.S. District Court in Virginia, accusing him of stealing government property and wilfully communicating classified information.

斯諾登上週日從香港飛往莫斯科，此前幾天，美國檢方在弗吉尼亞州的一家美國地區法院指控其竊取政府財產和故意泄露保密信息。

Earlier Tuesday, Russia and China fired back at White House criticism from the previous day regarding their roles in Mr. Snowden's flight from Hong Kong to Moscow, calling U.S. accusations against them groundless and misguided.

週二早些時候，俄羅斯和中國反擊了此前一天白宮對他們的指責，這些指責與他們在斯諾登從香港逃到莫斯科一事中所扮演的角色有關。俄羅斯和中國稱，美國對他們的指控毫無依據，完全是錯誤的。

The White House suggested Monday that China had hurt efforts to build trust between the countries by allowing Mr. Snowden to leave Hong Kong. It also issued stern warnings to Russia and Ecuador, where Mr. Snowden has applied for political asylum, demanding his immediate return to the U.S. to face espionage charges. U.S. officials warned of unspecified 'repercussions' against countries that failed to detain Mr. Snowden, but have stopped short of identifying actions the U.S. might take against governments refusing to comply.

白宮週一表示，中國允許斯諾登離開香港，此舉損害了在中美兩國之間建立互信的努力。美國也向俄羅斯和厄瓜多爾發出了嚴厲警告，要求立即將斯諾登引渡到美國，以便使其面對間諜罪的指控。斯諾登向厄瓜多爾申請了庇護。美國官員警告說，未拘捕斯諾登的國家將面臨後果，但沒有具體指明是什麼後果，也沒有明確說明美國可能針對那些拒絕滿足美國要求的政府採取什麼行動。

Earlier Tuesday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov broke a two-day silence by Russia's top officials saying Mr. Snowden hadn't crossed into Russian territory and that the country had 'nothing to do' with Mr. Snowden or his 'movements around the world.'

週二早些時候，俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫(Sergei Lavrov)打破了俄羅斯高層官員兩天來保持的沉默，說斯諾登沒有進入俄羅斯境內，俄羅斯與斯諾登及其在全球的行蹤沒有絲毫關係。

'We consider groundless and unacceptable the attempts that we are currently seeing to accuse the Russian side of violating U.S. laws and of almost being part of a conspiracy, accompanied by threats toward us. There is no legal basis for such behavior from American officials,' Mr. Lavrov said in a briefing. 'He chose his own route and we found out about it, as most of those present, from the media.'

拉夫羅夫在一個吹風會上說：目前我們看到美國官員試圖指責俄方違反美國法律，指責俄方差不多是參與了一場陰謀，並且還對我們發出了威脅，我們認爲這樣的指責是毫無根據的，不能接受的。美國官員做出這樣的舉動是沒有法律根據的。斯諾登選擇了他自己的路線，和大多數人一樣，我們也是從媒體方面得知消息的。

China's Foreign Ministry also called the White House's statements 'groundless.'

中國外交部也稱白宮的聲明“缺乏依據”。

'It is unreasonable for the U.S. to question the Hong Kong government's handling of affairs in accordance with the law,' ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Tuesday.

中國外交部發言人華春瑩週二說：美方質疑香港特區政府依法辦事是沒有道理的。

Officials in Hong Kong have said the U.S.'s request for the city to detain Snowden were 'insufficient.'

香港官員說，美國向香港提出的拘捕斯諾登的請求不充分。

The city expanded on its explanation Tuesday, saying that a U.S. request to issue a provisional warrant for Mr. Snowden's arrest used an apparently inconsistent set of names and didn't come with a passport number, contributing to a delay in processing the application that allowed the former U.S. security contractor to leave the city Sunday.

香港週二進一步解釋說，美方請求對斯諾登發出臨時逮捕令，但文件中使用了明顯不一致的一套名字，也沒有提供護照號，造成申請的處理延遲，從而讓這位前美國安全承包商員工得以在週日離開了香港。

The U.S. submitted a request for an Edward James Snowden while his passport named him as Edward Joseph Snowden, Hong Kong Justice Secretary Rimsky Yuen told reporters. Hong Kong authorities had asked for clarification on Friday, June 21, but had yet to get any reply by the time Mr. Snowden chose to leave the city on an international flight on Sunday morning, Mr. Yuen said.

香港律政司司長袁國強對記者說，美國提交了拘捕愛德華•詹姆斯•斯諾登(Edward James Snowden)的請求，而他護照上的名字是愛德華•約瑟夫•斯諾登(Edward Joseph Snowden)。袁國強說，香港當局上週五要求美方澄清這個問題，但在斯諾登選擇週日早間搭乘一架國際航班離開香港之前沒有收到任何回覆。

The antisecrecy group WikiLeaks has said it is helping Mr. Snowden flee via Russia to Ecuador, where the government is considering a request the former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor has submitted for asylum.

反祕密組織維基解密(WikiLeaks)說，它正在幫助斯諾登經俄羅斯逃往厄瓜多爾。厄瓜多爾政府正在考慮這位前博思艾倫公司(Booz Allen Hamilton)員工提交的庇護申請。

Speaking during an official visit to Finland, Mr. Putin said Mr. Snowden岸much like WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange岸'considers himself a human-rights activist and fights for the spread of information.'

普京在對芬蘭進行正式訪問時說，斯諾登自認爲是一個人權活動人士，爲信息的擴散進行抗爭。在這方面，斯諾登很像維基解密的創始人阿桑奇(Julian Assange)。

'He came as a transit passenger, and he didn't need a visa or any other documents. As a transit passenger he has the right to buy a ticket and fly wherever he wants,' he said. 'Any accusations against Russia are nonsense and drivel.'

普京說，他是作爲過境轉機乘客來莫斯科的，他不需要簽證或其他任何文件。作爲一個過境轉機乘客，他有權購買機票，飛往他想去的任何地方。針對俄羅斯的任何指控都是無稽之談，胡說八道。

Many U.S. officials are likely to treat Mr. Putin's latest announcement as a snub, the latest in a series of blows that the former Cold War rivals have been dealing one another for over a year. The U.S. recently banned from American territory a slew of Russian officials allegedly tied to human-rights abuses including the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Russia countered by banning Americans from adopting Russian children and banning U.S. officials from entering Russia due to their alleged human-rights abuses.

互動圖：斯諾登的逃亡路很多美國官員可能將普京最新的聲明視爲一種斥責，可以說是這兩個前冷戰對手一年多以來一系列互相攻擊中的最新一起。美國最近禁止一批被指與侵犯人權有關的俄羅斯官員進入美國境內。被指的侵犯人權事件包括俄羅斯律師馬格尼茨基(Sergei Magnitsky)的死亡。作爲迴應，俄羅斯則禁止美國人收養俄羅斯兒童，並因一些美國官員被指的侵犯人權行爲而禁止他們進入俄羅斯境內。

Earlier this week, Mr. Kerry had said he expected Russia to hand over Mr. Snowden.

克里本週早些時候說，他預計俄羅斯會交出斯諾登。

'There is a surrender treaty with Hong Kong and, if there was adequate notice岸I don't know yet what the communication status was岸but if there was, it would be very disappointing if [Mr. Snowden] was willfully allowed to board an airplane as a result,' he said. 'With respect to Russia, likewise.'

他說，美國與香港存有引渡協議，如果美國已經充分告知香港──我不知道交流的情況如何──但如果在充分告知的情況下，香港仍然故意允許斯諾登登機的話，這非常令人失望。對於俄羅斯來說也是如此。

Mr. Kerry emphasized previous U.S. cooperation with Russia. 'In the last two years we have transferred seven prisoners to Russia that they wanted, so I think reciprocity in the enforcement of the law is pretty important,' he said.

克里強調了美國與俄羅斯之前的合作。他說：過去兩年，我們根據俄羅斯的要求交出了七名囚犯，所以我認爲在執法方面對等性是很重要的。

U.S. officials asked Russia to expel Mr. Snowden from the country rather than extradite him岸a legal distinction the U.S. made due to the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries.

美國官員要求俄羅斯驅逐斯諾登，而不是引渡──美國之所以明確這一法律上的區別，是因爲兩國之間不存在引渡協議。

The incident comes at a particularly sensitive time for the White House, which has renewed a push to 'reset' its relationship with the Kremlin in recent months as part of attempt to win Russia's support for ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Throughout the war in Syria, which has been running for more than two years, Mr. Putin has been among Mr. Assad's strongest backers.

對於白宮來說，斯諾登抵達俄羅斯的時機相當敏感。白宮最近幾個月重新提出了“重置”與俄羅斯關係的計劃，這也是爲了贏得俄羅斯方面對於讓敘利亞總統阿薩德(Bashar al-Assad)下臺的支持。在敘利亞戰爭期間，普京一直是阿薩德最強有力的支持者之一。敘利亞內戰已經持續了超過兩年。

Earlier this week, the White House urged Russia to do its utmost to help apprehend Mr. Snowden.

本週早些時候，白宮敦促俄羅斯盡最大努力協助其逮捕斯諾登。

'Given our intensified cooperation after the Boston Marathon bombings and our history of working with Russia on law enforcement matters岸including returning numerous high-level criminals back to Russia at the request of the Russian government岸we expect the Russian government to look at all options available to expel Mr. Snowden back to the U.S. to face justice for the crimes with which he is charged,' White House National Security Council Spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.

美國白宮國家安全委員會(White House National Security Council)發言人海登(Caitlin Hayden)說：考慮到在波士頓馬拉松爆炸案之後我們已經加強了合作，以及我們與俄羅斯在執法方面合作的歷史（包括美國應俄羅斯政府的要求將多名高級罪犯交給俄羅斯），我們預計，俄羅斯政府將考慮所有可能的選擇，以便將斯諾登驅逐回美國，接受他被指控罪行應得的法律制裁。

Mr. Assange, who said Tuesday that WikiLeaks gave Mr. Snowden money, legal aid and help in obtaining Ecuadorian refugee travel documents, has found an unlikely friend in Russia. In 2012, the Kremlin-funded channel RT, which Mr. Putin said was created in 2005 to 'break the monopoly of Anglo-Saxon media,' hired Mr. Assange to host a show. The WikiLeaks founder landed an interview for the RT show with Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who has drummed up domestic support by thumbing his nose at American power.

阿桑奇週二說，維基解密爲斯諾登提供了資金和法律援助，並幫助他獲得了厄瓜多爾難民旅行證件。阿桑奇在俄羅斯意外收穫了一個朋友。2012年，俄羅斯政府資助的RT電視頻道聘請阿桑奇主持一檔節目。普京曾經說，2005年創辦的RT電視頻道旨在打破英語媒體的壟斷。這名維基解密的創始人在RT電視頻道的節目中採訪了厄瓜多爾總統科雷亞(Rafael Correa)。科雷亞在採訪中表達了對美國力量的蔑視，並因此在國內贏得了支持。

Ecuador granted Mr. Assange asylum in 2012. But the WikiLeaks boss remains holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London, where he is out of reach of U.K. authorities that want to extradite him to Sweden to face sexual-assault allegations. He denies those claims.

厄瓜多爾2012年同意給予阿桑奇政治庇護。但這個維基解密的負責人目前仍然躲在厄瓜多爾駐倫敦大使館，他在這裏可以不受英國政府的控制。英國政府想要將阿桑奇引渡到瑞典接受性侵指控。阿桑奇否認這些指控。

Mr. Putin, who worked a KGB agent in East Germany, said that Russia's intelligence services 'never worked with Mr. Snowden and don't work with him today.'

普京曾是克格勃(KGB)在東德的一名特工。普京說，俄羅斯的情報機構從未與斯諾登合作過，目前也是如此。

In a mid-June interview at the headquarters of RT in Moscow, Mr. Putin joked that Mr. Snowden 'told us nothing that we didn't know before' about American surveillance efforts. He said surveillance operations are warranted so long as the fall within the law. Under Mr. Putin, the Russian government has prosecuted and jailed a number of engineers and specialists in alleged espionage cases.

普京6月中旬在莫斯科RT總部接受採訪時開玩笑說，斯諾登並沒有透露任何我們不知道的有關美國監控項目的信息。他說，監控行動只要符合法律規定就會被授權。在普京執政期間，俄羅斯政府已經起訴和關押了多名被指參與間諜活動的工程師和專家。