Edward Snowden defends decision to question Vladimir Putin on surveillance

The NSA whistleblower says critics who accuse him of being a Kremlin patsy misinterpret his motives Edward Snowden: Putin must be called to account Edward Snowden has defended his decision to appear on live Russian television, insisting his question to Vladimir Putin on mass surveillance was designed to hold the Russian president accountable and not, as critics have suggested, an act of compliant propaganda. Writing for the Guardian, the whistleblower behind the National Security Agency leaks su...