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Embassy Cat: Julian Assange Gets Feline Sidekick

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The WikiLeaks founder won’t feel so lonely anymore during his lengthy stay at the Ecuador embassy because now he has a cat. 09.05.2016, Sputnik International

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Embassy Cat: Julian Assange Gets Feline Sidekick

17:55 GMT 09.05.2016 (Updated: 12:53 GMT 14.04.2023)

© REUTERS / Courtesy of WikiLeaksWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up his new kitten at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, Britain, in this undated photograph released to Reuters on May 9, 2016

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds up his new kitten at the Ecuadorian Embassy in central London, Britain, in this undated photograph released to Reuters on May 9, 2016 - Sputnik International

The WikiLeaks founder won’t feel so lonely anymore during his lengthy stay at the Ecuador embassy because now he has a cat.

The kitten, a two-month descendant of the original European wildcat, was given to Assange by his children to keep him company.

New home! I've arrived! pic.twitter.com/N7PeuSti4I
— Embassy Cat (@EmbassyCat) 9 мая 2016 г.

Assange intends to keep the world appraised of the antics of his feline companion via a Twitter account called @EmbassyCat.

Everyone loves me! Looks who's shown up to greet me! 😻💢 #nodogsnomasters #counterpurrveillance pic.twitter.com/IZavaOY51m
— Embassy Cat (@EmbassyCat) 9 мая 2016 г.

The WikiLeaks founder has been residing at the Ecuador embassy in London since 2012 out of fear of being extradited to Sweden and ultimately to the United States where he could face espionage charges for publishing secret US documents through his website.

.@namangels 😺 pic.twitter.com/KSZv6zKzSr
— Embassy Cat (@EmbassyCat) 9 мая 2016 г.