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> Of course they will. You haven't really substantiated your claim. I assume the parent poster was referring to the fact that Snowden is (potentially) a very v

• jacquesm 12y ago
  Snowden has repeatedly asserted that the documents are out of his control, the only value that he has is in a potential barter deal with the US. Since even in the cold war spies were traded rather than those that fled their home country I highly doubt such a scenario could materialize. It would also make Putin look even worse than he already does on the international stage, and more importantly he'd look bad in the eyes of his own people (assuming they'd ever hear about it). Snowdens main value to Russia has so far been of the PR variety (And mostly for the home front at that, 'sticking it to the USA'). If you wish to make the case that Snowden will not be permitted to leave Russia then I think that is the claim that needs substantiation, rather than the opposite. Maybe you're right and they won't let him go but that would need a plausible scenario first.