Carney: We Have a Lot of Fish to Fry with Russia

Carney Plays Down Snowden: We’ve Got a ‘Lot of Fish to Fry’ with the Russians (National Review)

Responding to a question about whether or not the United States would continue trying to bring NSA leaker Edward Snowden back to the U.S., White House press secretary Jay Carney denied that the National Security Agency leaker was the main issue in U.S.-Russia relations.

“[Snowden] is not the focus of our engagement with Russia, but it is not something that we’re dropping by any means,” Carney said. “It remains our position that there’s ample legal justification to return Mr. Snowden to the United States.”