McFaul: I've been bugged by the Russians

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul says he's had multiple private conversations recorded by the Russian government.

In an interview Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," he weighed in on the comments by State Department official Victoria Nuland, where she was recorded saying "f--- the E.U."

McFaul said it was important for Americans to remember that under Russian law, recording activity is legal.

"As we remind all Americans that come to this country, the Russian government has tremendous capabilities, that are legal by their law, of intercepting phone calls, e-mails, et cetera."

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McFaul said he himself had been a target of Russian bugging.

"There is no doubt that I am a primary subject of interest, and from time to time, they have also leaked conversations that I thought were private. That's just the state of working in Russia," he said.

Asked whether he believed NSA leaker Edward Snowden was working as a Russian spy, McFaul demurred, saying he couldn't comment on the evidence.

"What I can say is: We want Mr. Snowden to come home and have a court decide what he’s done and hasn’t done," McFaul said.