Snowden is not stupid. What he is doing now is actually perfect. He created confusion and now there are theories about him going to Iceland, Cuba, Venezuela, Ecuador, staying in Russia, etc. That is not an accident, he is sending reporters and the State Department on a wild goose chase as he slips through the cracks. He will probably not be seen or heard from again.  if anything, the russians have him in custody, or sent him somewhere else secretly. but he's too valuable as a bargaining chip for russia to not give him back to the US.....for a price. putin had to know what plane he was on, and putin would have most likely had some russian agents detain him at the airport after he got off the plane, in a non-public manner. my guess is all the taxi's at the airport were replaced with russian agents, and if he got into any of them he'd essentially be captured. from there a detail would have followed the taxi to secure him and take him to a detainment facility. one thing's for certain....russia wouldn't be likely to let snowden leave soo easily....he's a walking bargaining chip worth millions or more in concessions.