com/2013/07/18/world/europe/putin-does-not-expect-ties-with-us-to-be-harmed-by-snowden-case.html">also made clear</a> that he does not want the showdown to harm ties.        </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
“Bilateral relations, in my opinion, are far more important than squabbles about the activities of the secret services,” he told Russian reporters who asked Wednesday about the scheduled Moscow meeting.        </p><p itemprop="articleBody">
The White House announced the coming meeting between Mr. Obama