Obama cancels visit with Putin in Russia

August 8, 2013 (WASHINGTON) -- Pres. Obama cancels his visit with Vladimir Putin after Russia granted asylum to American espionage suspect Edward Snowden.

The summit is off.

The White House has canceled next month's summit in Moscow between President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin.

The White House has been disappointed with Russia's decision to grant asylum to American espionage suspect Edward Snowden, and the two countries also can't agree on how to respond to the civil war in Syria.

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