DWB - yes, they are saying he has been in the transit area for the past two days.

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So mother Russia cannot arrest him? Because... They have no authority in the "transit area"? This does not make sense to me. If someone pulls out a gun there do they say "We cannot enter because it is in the transit area?".

When they say "transit area" do they really mean "debriefing room"?

Bingo.:thumbsup

Well said.

2Richard: Any examples of "missing rights"? :)

Russia can arrest anybody in the transit area w/o any problems. On the other hand:

1) The guy haven't commuted any crime in Russia. Do you want him to be arrested for no reason? Sorry, but here in Russia (as you pointed it out already) we have "a huge lack of civilian rights", so our police can not arrest or kill you "just for fun". This is not America.

2) Russia has no mutual extradition agreement with the USA (because your country has refused to sign it). So the guy can not be extradited to the States according to the law.

Do you trust them on that? Honestly.

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Fucking fruit cake...

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since i will travel via Moscow in August i just looked it up - transit visas are not necessary when the stay does not extend 24 hours and you dont leave the transit area

i assume he didnt plan to stay there longer than 24 hours and came without one - but i also assume that Russia does not make any trouble because of that now

That makes more sense. I've yet to be in an airport where you can just loiter in the hall once you come off the plane. So if he's been there for 24 hours already, max that visa is good for 72 hours.

Of course there is still the other possibility that he's not there at all and this is just smoke and mirrors to get him somewhere else quietly. Between Julian Assange, everyone else at Wikileaks, and the several nations helping him, I'm sure they could come up with something to pull off a little slight-of-hand. Like the trip to Havana that he wasn't on, for example. Hell, maybe he was on it and flew in the cockpit of the plane. I think at this point it's fair to say he is getting a lot of help, so there is no telling where that help ends.

I was going to answer but CyberSEO did so perfectly below...

Beautifully said. :thumbsup

However, Rochard isn't going to be able to comprehend that. Because in his world, only Americans have rights and freedom. You red commie bastards got jack. :upsidedow

Correct, under 24 hours no transit visa. Over 24 hours and up to 72 hours, you need one. But at this point I think all of us can guess he's getting special treatment, because he doesn't even have a passport, which is needed for a transit visa. His refugee document from Ecuador takes him to Ecuador and is only good for a certain amount of airlines and countries based on agreements, it's not lollygagging around the world.

Found this quote from Assange...

in case he's still there on August 8, I will say hello ;)

Get chased by any mountain lions lately?

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Pics or it didn't happen.

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Oops, my question was directed to Rochard of course, not to Richard :upsidedow

you don't have the mental capacity to interpret a sc ruling from another fucking country so just stfu. you wouldn't even know where to begin.


not perfectly stated at all

snowden traveled to russia on a revoked passport.

we don't have an extradition treaty with russia due to a little thing called the cold war, maybe you fucking heard of it.

So what? A revoked passport is not a reason for arrest and furthermore it's not a reason for extradition. Think about it like he had a valid passport but lost it somewhere in the transit zone. No crime - no arrest. He might be unable to leave Russian airport however. But who knows... maybe he've got a new passport from another country already? Or maybe he will get it tomorrow?

A cold war between Russia and the USA? Sorry but I never heard about it. Perhaps in some alternative reality but surely not in this world. The only cold war I heard about was between the USA and USSR (officially ended more than 20 years ago).

BTW, do the USA and UK have a mutual extradition agreement? As far I remember there was a real (not cold) war among them some time ago... ;)

Or he may already be long gone.

Someone with the USA after them probably isn't exactly going to be announcing their every legit move. Smoke and mirrors, all the way.

Sure. Nobody know the truth now :2 cents:

lol, right. he's a wanted fugitive with a revoked passport. you can make it like that's no big deal in russia, maybe it's not, maybe your airports are a known hideout for international fugitives on the lamb. either way, use your common sense. he traveled there illegally. end of story.

so what if it *ended* 20 years ago, that's the fucking reason we don't have an extradition treaty with you, i didn't decide that, i am simply telling you that.

and yes, the usa and uk have an extradition treaty.

End of story? LOL it's has just began :pimp

I didn't get it. Why do you tell me these alternative reality stories then? There was a cold war between The USA and Soviet Union. It has ended many years ago when Russian Federation (the country I live in) didn't even exist. Last time on my mind when Russia asked the USA to sign the extradition agreement was in 2011. But it wasn't signed again. Is it because of cold war?

Do you have an extradition agreement with say... Latvia or Estonia? Those also were parts of Soviet Union in case if you didn't know.

Don't be that stupid, man.

The refugee travel document is what got him to Russia. Or so they say. In reality, who really knows what is going on? As far as any of us know, he's drinking Vodka with Putin right now and reading Obama's emails. He may have never even left Hong Kong. You're dealing with a spy, corrupt nations, sensitive data, and Wikileaks. Anything is possible.

look, i didn't make the decision against a fucking treaty, i am trying to explain to you that due to the fucking cold war america has opted not to sign your fucking treaty/.

that has no bearing on my level of stupid man, it's a simple fact. it has nothing to do with me, why you can't grasp that i have no idea.

that's really beside the point by now in this thread. anything, real or bullshit, is fodder for anti-american rhetoric. i mean, bringing up an extradition treaty with britain to make a point against usa not having one with russia? and i should debate with that level of mentality?

jfc.

listen methface.

That's not insulting at all.

I comprehend that perfectly. It's not difficult to understand at all.

I saw you tried, but I didn't get it just because it's a nonsense.

And even don't try please. You told me a very interesting alternative reality story (I'm appreciate that) trying to explain the things you have no fuckin' clue about. I see you've tried hard but you failed. Don't blame yourself, blame CNN and Fox News that have sucked your brain off :2 cents:

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh also..

A guy is trying to tell you the US considers Russia an enemy still. That's why you have to apply for a visa and pay $120 :)))))))

finally someone can grasp the concept of lingering mistrust.

i didn't invent it, i don't have it, i didn't disapprove the treaty. i simply informed the thread that is why we didn't sign.

not hard to grasp.

i know it must suck for you to be owned by a doper. even with all my missing brain cells, i have to opt-out of all the times i can point out your bufoonery.

Wrong! $160 for a 3-year visa. But yeah, that's a very reasonable price to punish the commie tourists that spend millions and millions of dollars yearly in the USA :winkwink:

perceived buffoonery, i believe you meant.

please, with insults, proper spelling and grammar.

It wasn't supposed to be insulting. It was a comeback for this:

Russia was one of those countries, and as you have just found out, they have plenty of rights and are not arresting someone in the airport with a 200 man SWAT armed team like the USA would.

the spelling and grammar in my post is proper and correct. again, richard displaying how completely stupid he is.

richard, i tried to be nice to you, even when several people warned me that would backfire, i still tried to be ok with you. you couldn't figure that out and combined with your lack of common sense, reason, intelligence and inability to construct a logical post, you choose instead to try and insult me on a porno web board about drug use.


got it.

I did pay $120 for 5 year visa, they own you LOL

russian tourist vacation in america for 3 years at time and you have a problem with a $52/year fee to handle that.

got it.

how long can i vaca in russia for $140/$250 expedited?

You can apply for the visa in person at the Russian Consulate General that covers the state you are residing in. The application fee is $140 for regular processing and $ 250 for expedited services within three working days.