Russian journalists wait for the arrival of former U.S. spy Edward Snowden at the Moscow Sheremetevo airport on June 23, 2013. Snowden arrived on June 23, 2013 in Russia from Hong Kong, reportedly on his way to Venezuela, escaping the clutches of US justice after leaking sensational details of cyber-espionage by Washington. Snowden, the target of a US arrest warrant issued on June 21, 2013 after he blew the lid on massive secret surveillance programmes, arrived in Moscow on a direct flight operated by Russian flag carrier Aeroflot. [Xinhua photo]