Assange says he cannot go into detail about Snowden's whereabouts except to say that he is safe.
Snowden left Hong Kong yesterday to travel to Ecuador through Moscow and other points to avoid extradition to the US. He is facing espionage charges stemming from his disclosure of US surveillance programs that collect phone records and online data in the name of foreign intelligence.
Snowden was not on a flight to Cuba today as expected. Ecuador says it is considering its asylum requests.