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Snowden: No plan to exit Russia

Former US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has no immediate plans to leave Russia, a lawyer assisting him in his request for temporary asylum said. An airport source earlier told Reuters that Snowden has been allowed to leave a Moscow airport.

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Snowden 'hasn't received pass to leave airport'

Edward Snowden's lawyer says the US intelligence leaker has not yet received a pass allowing him to leave Moscow airport, Reuters have reported.

Edward Snowden has been holed up in the transit area of Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow. Credit: REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

This is contrary to earlier reports that Snowden had been given documentation allowing him to travel.

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