Putin: Comey, like Snowden, could get asylum in Russia

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Russians do not view the United States as an enemy and sanctions imposed by the U.
government only make his nation stronger, Vladimir Putin said Thursday.
Putin, speaking during a live call-in show closely covered by state media, noted that the two nations have been allied in two world wars.
He blamed "media hysteria" for the battered bilateral relations and again denied Russian interference in U.
The Russian president compared fired FBI chief James Comey with Edward Snowden, saying Comey`s leak of information to the media was more in line with an activist than an intelligence chief.
"At any rate, if this entails some kind of prosecutions against him (Comey), we are ready to grant him asylum in Russia.
He should be aware of that," Putin added.
The United States constantly tries to exert influence on other countries through NGO`s and other means, he added.
"Take a globe, spin it and point with a finger to any place - and American interests will lie there," Putin said.
 "And there is surely their interference there.
I know this from talks actually with all the heads of state.
They do not want to quarrel with the Americans and no one directly speaks about this.
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