Can someone clarify for me, if Snowden is an asylee in Russia, then why should I consider his opinion as neutral? Would he, under any circumstances, express the opposite view?
He has a long history of speaking the truth even if has led to him upending his life (never being able to go back to his home country.) That's a good track record.
I see. So you are saying he’s not being coerced right now. Because Putin does not have immense leverage on him. Got it.
If he's being coerced, he still has the option of saying nothing.
No, he’s also criticized the Russian government many times before.
Can someone clarify for me, if the US intelligence services and the Western mainstream media are domiciled in FVEY countries, why should I consider their opinions as neutral? Why would they, under any circumstances, express the opposite view?
Because it isn’t just in those countries reporting this and they have objectively much more freedom of the press compared to Russia?