Snowden Still at Moscow Airport, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Confirms
Fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has confirmed.
Putin said the intelligence leaker remained a free man, and the sooner he chose a destination the better.
Guardian correspondent Miriam Elder has the latest from Moscow.
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