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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Putin vs. Obama [Watch (HLS stream): Putin vs. Obama](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7R9apVAz.m3u8) (2:19)  _Published 2013-08-02. Granting asylum to Edward Snowden is most recent in a series of political decision that have Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama squaring off._ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:40 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Obama on Putin and Russia at the G20 Summit](/video/IGUDrFQO/) ### Obama on Putin and Russia at the G20 Summit [Cornel West Says Barack Obama Isn't Part Of A ](/video/bJOHAZST/) ### Cornel West Says Barack Obama Isn't Part Of A [Washington Grumbles as Snowden Gets Asylum](/video/2O8DRwCP/) ### Washington Grumbles as Snowden Gets Asylum --- ## Transcript In what's increasingly becoming an international chess match, Russian officials granted temporary asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who promptly fled Moscow's airport. A bold gesture that all but tells the White House, your move. We are extremely disappointed that the Russian government would take the step. Acknowledging the Obama administration received no advance notice from the Russians, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said U. S. officials will continue to make the case for Snowden's return. Carney hinted big changes could be coming. A little more than a month, President Obama is scheduled to attend the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. And just before that, a face to face meeting with Russia's president, Vladimir Putin in Moscow. [ INAUDIBLE ] evident now and not go to Moscow in September, as originally planned? I don't have a scheduling announcement for you today, and we are evaluating the utility of a summit. But on Capitol Hill, the statements were already flying from both parties, urging the President to get tough. Some calling for a change in venue for the G20 summit. It is a slap in the face of all Americans, senators John Mccain and Lindsey Graham said, now is the time to fundamentally rethink our relationship with Putin's Russia. Russia has stabbed us in the back, and each day that Snowden is allowed to roam free is another twist of the knife. Snowden made his escape just as the surveillance programs he leaked were coming under intense scrutiny, from the heckling of NSA director, Keith Alexander at a cyber security conference. I don't trust you. You lied to Congress. Two complaints from some of Mr. Obama's fellow Democrats, who visited the President with other key law makers to air their concerns. This program is not effective, it has to end. White house officials brushed off the notion Mr. Obama should rethink his approach to Russia. But after his message of flexibility to Putin. After my election I'll have more flexibility. We want to reset our relationship. And former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's reset button with Russian diplomats. A chill has set in on a range of issues, including Syria. [ SOUND ] It is a simple fact that the so- called reset in our relations with Russia produced positive benefits for American national security, and for the American people. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Putin vs. Obama","description":"Granting asylum to Edward Snowden is most recent in a series of political decision that have Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama squaring off.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7R9apVAz/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2013-08-02T15:56:11.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7R9apVAz.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/7R9apVAz/","duration":"PT2M19S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/7R9apVAz/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```