You don't think exposing American intelligence operations and providing fodder for bad faith influence operations is not in Russia's benefit?

With every interview he gives, he's the gift that keeps on giving.

None of that makes him a Russian agent. That doesn't even make him an useful idiot. Just useful.

	▲	throwawayq3423 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		You're confusing terminology. You can be an agent or an asset of a foreign government without formally working for them. You could argue Snowden never intended to become an asset of the Russian government but you can't argue that he didn't eventually become one.