He had spent five weeks in Moscow 's Sheremetyevo Airport . NSA spy John Boyce : Snowden is right where U.S. intelligence wants him to be . Putin : Russia , with such a poor human rights record , ignored Snowden 's request . Putin : Snowden will regret it , but it 's better than his possible treatment in a U.S. prison . Meanwhile , the U.S. government will continue to spy on its citizens unabated , he says .
NSA spy John Boyce : Snowden is right where U.S. intelligence wants him to be . Putin : Russia , with such a poor human rights record , ignored Snowden 's request . Putin : Snowden will regret it , but it 's better than his possible treatment in a U.S. prison . Meanwhile , the U.S. government will continue to spy on its citizens unabated , he says .