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> He sought refuge in a country run by a criminal syndicate that is presided over by a madman Did he have any other countries that were willing to accept him (

> He sought refuge in a country run by a criminal syndicate that is presided over by a madman Did he have any other countries that were willing to accept him (and massively piss off the US as a result)?

8bitsrule 5y ago
Yes he did, but the U.S. revoked his passport while he was enroute to RU.
cjbprime 5y ago
He didn't want to stay in Russia at all. He was enroute to Ecuador, which had issued him an emergency safe travel document, when the US canceled his passport and stranded him in Moscow.