ECUADOR-BRITAIN-ASSANGE

Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa speaks during a press conference in Quito on January 11, 2018, to announce WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange became an Ecuadoran citizen on December 12, 2017. - Ecuador has granted citizenship to Assange, who has been sheltering at its London embassy for five years to avoid arrest. As a result, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said Ecuador had asked London to recognize Assange as a diplomat, which would give him immunity from arrest, a request Britain has refused. (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA / AFP) (Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images)