26 Jul 2013 19:02

U.S. sanctions for supporting Snowden would be counterproductive - Duma deputy

MOSCOW. July 26 (Interfax) - The possible imposition of sanctions by the United States against Russia and other countries providing support to former CIA employee Edward Snowden would be counterproductive and fraught with retaliatory measures, says Russian State Duma international affairs committee head Alexei Pushkov.

"The adoption of such a policy may have a counterproductive effect and may provoke a response from these countries affected by this policy amendment," Pushkov told Interfax on Friday.

"It seems to me that prospects for such an amendment to be adopted are not very realistic," Pushkov said.