He spoke about this in an interview with The Guardian.
Snowden also stated that he felt lonely and isolated from society at the time of his first visit to Moscow in 2013. In addition, the ex-NSA officer was tormented by paranoia that surveillance could be established.
At the moment, Snowden feels quite comfortable in Russia. According to him, he returned "to a more or less normal everyday life."
Earlier, Snowden said that he could return to the United States only with the guarantee of an objective review of his case in court.