Snowden tells The Washington Post that he didn't want to change society, but wanted to give society a chance "to determine if it should change itself."
Putin says he hasn't met with Snowden and insists that Russian security agencies haven't worked with him and have not asked him any questions related to NSA activities against Russia.
Brazilian senators have asked for Snowden's help during hearings about the NSA's aggressive targeting of Brazil, which serves as a hub for trans-Atlantic fiber optic cables.
U.S. leaker Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA's spying programs have sparked concern among politicians in countries from Latin America to Europe.
The French newspaper Le Monde reports that documents leaked by American Edward Snowden show that the NSA swept up more than 70 million French phone records
Instead, the court will allow the government to view the items on the condition the material is being examined on "national security" grounds. The injunction runs until Aug. 30.
The American journalist who has published stories based on leaked documents from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says he's going to be much more "aggressive" about printing stories now.
Keith Vaz, the chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, says he wants to know why police stopped David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald.
Anatoly Kucherena said he handed over the papers to Snowden on Thursday. He said Snowden left Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport where he was stuck since his arrival from Hong Kong on June 23.