By Will Stewart In Moscow PUBLISHED: 11:37 EST, 24 July 2013 | UPDATED: 15:05 EST, 24 July 2013 Fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden faces living under strict curbs imposed by the Russian security agencies when he is allowed to move from his hideaway in a Moscow airport transit zone, it emerged on Wednesday. The 30-year-old U.S. runaway remained in the zone last night after a last-minute glitch in plans to allow him to cross the border control pending a formal decision regarding his application for asylum. He is still expected to leave a cramped transit hotel soon but a senior Russian official said his movements would initially be strictly curtailed, even though President Vladimir Putin has denied his intelligence services are seeking secrets known to the former contractor for the National Security Agency.
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The U.S. whistleblower lacked necessary document he needed to cross into Russia
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He's still expected to leave soon, but will be kept in designated security areas
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'Lots of bureacracy': Lawyer says Snowden still stuck in airport 'for now' as White House seeks clarity on his whereabouts
The lawyer stressed Snowden is staying in the transit zone ‘for now’ and ‘intends to stay in Russia, study @placeholder culture.’