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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

France refused asylum to Snowden when the US thew their weight around

[โ€“] fibojoly 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He wasn't in France at the time, though. Once you're in, though, we're not supposed to kick you out if we know you might get killed. This may actually have evolved in recent years, sadly.

But diplomacy is a bitch yeah.
I reckon it would be a very different answer if he made his request right now, though!