(CNN) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Saturday defended his country's decision to grant WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange asylum, slamming Great Britain's behavior toward Ecuador as "intolerable" and "unacceptable." Assange is currently holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Ecuador offered him asylum this week, but British authorities have said they are committed to extraditing him to Sweden, where Assange is wanted to face questioning over claims of rape and sexual molestation. The situation remains at a standoff. Assange demands U.S. end WikiLeaks 'witch hunt' "Who do they think they're dealing with?" Correa asked rhetorically of Great Britain during his weekly address. "They don't realize Latin America is free and sovereign. We won't tolerate interference, colonialism of any kind."
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Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa says Great Britain's behavior is "unacceptable"
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"They don't realize Latin America is free and sovereign," he says
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Julian Assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June
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Ecuador granted asylum to Assange, but the U.K. does not recognize it
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