Snowden 'still in Moscow airport'

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25 June 2013 Last updated at 11:07 ET

Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden is still in the transit area at Moscow airport, Russia's President Vladimir Putin confirms.

Mr Putin said the intelligence leaker remained a free man, and the sooner he chose a destination the better.

The US said earlier that it did not seek "confrontation", but that Russia should hand over Mr Snowden.

Because Mr Snowden is in the pre-immigration area of the airport, he is technically not yet on Russian soil.

The Russians have rejected American charges that they have assisted Mr Snowden.

China has also rejected similar charges, saying accusations that it allowed him to leave Hong Kong despite a warrant for his arrest were groundless and unacceptable.

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