On the recordJune 24, 2013
Vladimir Putin is going to sit there and say look, we've got this guy. He's in essence in a no man's land. We want him to leave. We can't force him to leave.
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Vladimir Putin
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transcripts.cnn.comVladimir Putin is going to sit there and say look, we've got this guy. He's in essence in a no man's land. We want him to leave. We can't force him to leave.
Discussing the situation of Edward Snowden and Russia's position on his status.
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