Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama on Monday ordered the chiefs of their respective security agencies to find a way out of the impasse caused by Edward Snowden's stay in a Moscow airport.
Head of Russia's Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with state television channel Rossiya 24 that Putin and Obama ordered FSB director Alexander Bortnikov and FBI director Robert Mueller to keep in constant contact and find a solution. Patrushev said the task ahead is not easy as they must find a solution that is within international legal norms.