His asylum stands despite claims that the NSA is in Germany , newspaper reports . European Union lawmakers also visited Washington this week , where they met with National Security Council staffers . An aide is cited as saying stories in the German press were not distributed from Russia . Snowden was granted asylum by Russia under the condition that he stop visiting the U.S .
His asylum stands despite claims that the NSA is in Germany , newspaper reports . An aide is cited as saying stories in the German press were not distributed from Russia . Snowden was granted asylum by Russia under the condition that he stop visiting the U.S .