Edward Snowden never crossed border into Russia / won't extradite him for the US

[Catherina]

7. Putin confirms that Snowden is at the airport. Nobody is going to detain him in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin: Edward Snowden is a transit passenger and can fly out of Moscow to wherever he wants

Vladimir Putin arrived in Finland for a working visit where he held talks with President Sauli Niyniste. The two leaders discussed economic cooperation and the situation in Syria. And business representatives of the two countries signed a number of documents. Asked by reporters about Edward Snowden, Putin said that nobody is going to detain the American in the capital of Russia.

Speaking of Snowden, the Russian president said that the former CIA agent is located in the transit area of ​​the "Sheremetyevo" airport and is free to continue on his previously planned route. Putin expressed the hope that Snowden would not cause a deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington.

http://russian.rt.com/article/11291