Edward Snowden due to quit Moscow in Ecuador asylum bid
Fugitive former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is due to fly out of Russia in the next few hours in a bid to seek asylum in Ecuador, BBC reported.
Reports suggest he will be on an early afternoon flight out of Moscow, heading first to the Cuban capital Havana.
Washington says it is urging countries in the "Western Hemisphere" not to let Mr Snowden enter their territory.
The US has charged him with espionage over leaked secret documents revealing US internet and phone surveillance.
In a series of rapidly moving developments on Sunday, Mr Snowden flew to Moscow from Hong Kong where he had been holed up since fleeing the US.
Once at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport it is thought he was met by Ecuador's ambassador to Moscow whose car was seen arriving by reporters.
On Sunday night it was unclear exactly where Mr Snowden was, but he was believed to be still at the airport.