Putin cannot give him directly to America without the Russian stance losing credibility and they would look mercurial which would deter others using it as a saf

Putin cannot give him directly to America without the Russian stance losing credibility and they would look mercurial which would deter others using it as a safe haven. It's just a question of what he gets back in return. Snowden handed over on a silver platter in exchange for recognition of the Crimean annexation, along with a lifting of sanctions and a substantial watering-down of pledges to support the Ukraine, George, and the Baltics? You can imagine both camps might already be salivating at the prospect.