Edward Snowden, a former employee of the US National Security Agency (NSA), said he initially did not plan to stay in Russia, but this was due to the lack of security guarantees from other countries anyway.
“In principle I shouldn’t have stayed in Russia, it was a waypoint on the way to Latin America, because South America has been open to whistleblowers in the past.” “Moscow 24”.
According to Snowden, he negotiated with many countries during his 40-day stay in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo Airport. He explained that some states fear the reaction of the USA, while others cannot guarantee their security.
The former American special agent decided to stay in Russia “for lack of other options,” as he himself put it.